Added new item to Access denied

@file{/etc/hosts} or @file{\windows\hosts} file to add an entry for your

host.

@item

If you get an error like the following:

@example

shell> mysqladmin -u root -pxxxx ver

Access denied for user: 'root@@localhost' (Using password: YES)

@end example

It means that you are using a wrong password. @xref{Passwords}.

If you have forgot the root password, you can restart @code{mysqld} with

@code{--skip-grant-tables} to change the password. You can find more

about this option later on in this manual section.

If you get the above error even if you haven't specified a password,

this means that you a wrong password in some @code{my.ini}

file. @xref{Option files}.  You can avoid using option files with the @code{--no-defaults} option, as follows:

@example

shell> mysqladmin --no-defaults -u root ver

@end example

@item

@cindex @code{mysql_fix_privilege_tables}

If you updated an existing @strong{MySQL} installation from a version earlier

One way to avoid this problem is to start @code{mysqld} with @code{-O

lower_case_table_names=1}. 

In this case @strong{MySQL} will convert all table names to lower case on

storage and lookup.  Note that you need to first convert your old table

names to lower case before starting @code{mysqld} with this option.

In this case @strong{MySQL} will on Windows/NT convert all table names

to lower case on storage and lookup.  Note that you need to first

convert your old table names to lower case before starting @code{mysqld}

with this option.

@cindex variables, user

@cindex user variables