Re: mysql broken by apt-get

[Frank <hugelmopf@web.de>]

> > So right now, i can't log into mysql from the command line, my web
> > site (mambo) doesn't work (because of mysql it seems), myphpadmin
> > doesn't work. I assume that someone mysql got fs*ked when I did the
> > big apt-get dist-upgrade. Can anyone shed some light on what has
> > happened and how to get thing back to normal? I am not all that good
> > with mysql and have been bashing my head against this all night
> > without success.
> >
> > Craig
>
> Try this:
>
> Edit /etc/mysql/my.cnf
> Comment out the line old_passwords = 1

Same problem and same fix here.