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Old 04-27-2005, 12:20 AM   #1
jkmartha
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mysql error


redhat-9. i installed mysql from source. everything was running fine. now, when i run,
# bin/mysql -root -p
i get a mysql> prompt.
but when i use any command on that prompt, the message "Ignoring query to other database" appears. what can b the problem ??
 
Old 04-27-2005, 12:43 AM   #2
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did you set up the db correctly?

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/un...tallation.html
 
Old 04-27-2005, 07:13 AM   #3
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-root is an invalid switch (well, it'd pass "oot" to the -r switch, which doesn't take a string)

try mysql -u root -p
 
  


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