mysql root user

[Olivier Nicole]

> Does anyone know if there is a special trick to setting the mysql root
> user's password after installing mysql323-server on FreeBSD?

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

mysqladmin -u root --password=***** reload

should be the correct syntax (well work for me mysql Ver 11.15 Distrib
3.23.43, for unknown-freebsdelf4.4 (i386))

Olivier