Can't connect locally to my server

[ElgisRamon]

I've run <b>mysqladmin -u root password 'keychain'</b> and it worked. Now I want to continue my installation and I can't connect with <b>mysql</b> or with <b>mysqladmin</b><br><br><FONT FACE=monospace><br>./mysqladmin -u root password 'keychain'<br>./mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed<br>error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: NO)'<br></font><br><br>I have AIX 4.3.3 with mysql-3.22.32-ibm-aix4.3.2.0-powerpc<br><br>What I'm doing wrong?<br>TIA

 

[rycamor]

Try<br><br>mysql -u root -h localhost(or actual hostname) -p<br><br>The -p will then prompt you to enter the password, before connecting. You can also use<br><br>mysql -u root -h localhost(or actual hostname) -p{password}<br><br>Make sure you leave no space between -p and the password (this method is useful if you want to run a shell script that connects, without needing to be prompted.<br><br>Enjoy...