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    root password / startup


    Hi,

    I'm using mysql-server-3.23.58-4 on a Linux (Fedora 1) machine,
    and I'm new to databases/MySQL.

    After reading the security section of the manual from
    http://dev.mysql.com, I added passwords for the 'root' accounts.

    However, now the startup script (/etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld) fails.

    I tried adding:

    [mysql.server]
    password=xxx

    into /etc/my.cnf

    but it did not help.

    How do I set the password for the startup script ?

    Thanks,
    John.

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