Re: mysql root user password, and Debian updates

[stan <stanb@awod.com>]

On Sun, Feb 09, 2003 at 12:49:44PM -0500, Jeremy Gaddis wrote:
> Do you have the mysql root password stored in /root/.my.cnf
> as detailed in /usr/share/doc/mysql-server/README.Debian?
> 

I didn't, but I do now:

-rw-------    1 root     root           91 Feb  9 16:40 .my.conf

# an example of /root/.my.cnf
[mysql]
user            = root
password        = XXXXX


But sstill no go...
 

Setting up mysql-server (3.23.52-2) ...
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
mysql-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


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