In some way I have managed to get this error when I try to access into MySQL via the command line:
[root@localhost ~]# mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
I have tried resetting the password without any luck using this HowTo.
I have uninstalled mysql completley and reinstalled but I still get asked for a password. I have no idea why this is the case!
Can someone please help me get a default install of MySQL.
Fedora Core 10, Full Root Access, Apache and PHP installed
Thank you for any help!!
To all those that would like to save themselves a few hours of "blood coughing" - when you uninstall MySQl completely delete everything that is left behind. If you don't do this, it will never be a FRESH install.
If you actually have set a root password and you've just lost/forgotten it:
Restart it manually with the skip-grant-tables option: mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
Now, open a new terminal window and run the MySQL client: mysql -u root
Reset the root password manually with this MySQL command: UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('password') WHERE User='root';
If you are using MySQL 5.7 (check using mysql --version in the Terminal) then the command is:
UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD('password') WHERE User='root';
Flush the privileges with this MySQL command: FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
From http://www.tech-faq.com/reset-mysql-password.shtml
(Maybe this isn't what you need, Abs, but I figure it could be useful for people stumbling across this question in the future)