Debian installation methodolgy and mysql root password ahndling?
OK, I played with mythtv a while back and eventually gave up on it because
of the issue I'm fixing to inquire about again. Now I'm trying another
package that uses mysql as a backbend database, and I'm tripping over the
same stumbling block. The new package, tho, is in the Debian mainstream
distribution, so perhaps some kind soul can educate me on this.
Basicly I'm trying to get gnutrition set up. It uses mysql as a backbend.
I'm on a "testing" machine, so I was able to install gnutrion successfully
using select, and it pulled in the appropriate mysql packages. Along the
way I saw a message about setting a root password for mysql. I'm confused
about this. It seems to me that for the Debian installer tools (apt-get,
select dpkg, et all) to work correctly, they must be able to obtain this
password somehow. Is this correct? If so, where is it stored.
At the moment a ps shows the mysql daemon running, and I can connect to the
mysql backbend using "mysql -uroot mysql", which I think bypasses the
password mechanism, right? I'm able to do this both as root an a normal
user.
However, when I fire up gnutrition, I get an initial setup dialog that
prompts me for a user name and password pair for mysql. What should I use
there? If I try root/mysql, I get a "connect filed". so that must not be
correct.
Where do I from from here?
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