mysql root user

[Frank Tegtmeyer]

"Patrick O'Reilly" <bsd at perimeter.co.za> writes:

> I've done like the manuals say (mysqladmin -uroot password xyz), but all

Either use:
mysqladmin -uroot --password=xyz

or
mysqladmin -uroot -p

> I don't remember any passwords being set during the installation....

Then you would have to follow the FAQ to set a new one without knowing
the old.

Regards, Frank