[mythtv-users] Need help with new MythBuntu install

[Steve Harrington]

Justin Johnson wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Douglas Mackay 
> <douglas.mackay at gmail.com <mailto:douglas.mackay at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Johnny <jarpublic at gmail.com
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>     wrote:
> 
>          >
>          > I think in the latest Mythbuntu the mysql root password gets
>         set to the same
>          > password as your user account.
> 
> 
> In my Mythbuntu install I just recently needed to use root for mysql and 
> had the same troubles. On a whim I tried to use the password that I had 
> set for the default user. This worked for me so you might give it a shot.
> --Justin Johnson
> 
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I can confirm the same thing happened with me.  The root MySQL password 
is now the same as the password as the user I set up for the install.