The really destructive way is to delete themysql database file where the
password is stored and then reinstall. Of course this may be seen by some
as taking a sledgehammer to do the work of a hammer.
On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, Grantham, Patrick wrote:
> I have made a blunder. I changed the root password to a "virgin" install of
> mysql. By that I mean that was the first thing I did after installing from
> the suse distribution disk set. Problem is now the root password is being
> rejected. I tried removing the package via the rpm manager that came with
> suse (yast), then reinstalled the package. no help. it still rejects the
> root password. I need some guidance on how to reset this password. If I
> remove the package, how do I verify the password file is also deleted? If
> there is an easier way to reset the admin password I would be all for it.
>
> Patrick
>
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