mysqld help

\_ I'm trying to set up mysqld and when I run...
\_
\_ mysqladmin -u hostname.domainname.com password 'password'
\_ (yes, I have substituted the proper names and password)
\_
\_ I am denied access:
\_ connect to server at ... failed:
\_ error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@...' (Using password: 'YES')
\_
\_ I am quite certain that this is a necessary step and I can't figure this one
\_ out - any help?

See if you can say

mysql -p mysql

and see if you can connect to the database raw-ly.

if so:

update user set password = password('new-pass') where user = 'root';

David