Re: is this normal?

[Remo Tex <suppressed>]

kalin mintchev wrote:
>   system freebsd 4.10
>
>   mysql is binary: mysql-standard-5.0.15-freebsd4.7-i386
>
>   after mysql installation and root password set up i can type:
>
>   /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u no_matter_what_user_here
>
>   and i get right in. even if i type -p. i do get the password prompt but
> doesn't matter what i type there - even nothing i get straight in...
>
>   is this normal??
>
>   thanks...

What is the error message? Is yor server running?
Usually by default this should work:
 /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql
i.e. default user root without password connecting from localhost
or
 /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u root
or (preferably disabled if possible for security reasons if localhost is 
just enough)
 /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -h host.domain.com -u root -p

> after mysql installation and root password set up i can...
Well if you also changed some RIGHTS/GRANTs or changing some options in 
your my.cnf e.g. --skip-networking sometimes lead to this confusion
..or sometimes its just good old Caps Lock :)

also look in the manual (depends on your vesrion):
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/can-not-connect-to-server.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/can-not-connect-to-server.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/can-not-connect-to-server.html
HTH

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