Re: mysql root password

[Clint Dimick <clint@icw.com>]

Ingo Reimann wrote:
> 
> Sometime, when i installed mysql ( don't know why exatcly ) the configure
> script advised me to set a root password. I yelled for the ghosts ( is it
> correct? ) and set one with
> myswladm password XXX
> ok, so far so good.
> 
> Every time when some apt script touches the database, it tries it without a
> password and exits.
> 
> How can i remove this nasty password or
> How can i tell the scripts to use my password

You might want to try a ~/.my.cnf file with the following entries:

[client]
user=root
password=<your MySQL password here>

When you launch any MySQL utility, this file will be referenced for
login information.

	- Clint
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