[CentOS] new mysql installation, kinda stuck- sorta solved

Bob Hoffman writes:

> after a few yum remove / reinstalls I got this working by doing the 
> following...
> 
> (not fully set up yet, just the very first step)
> 
> #yum install mysql mysql-server
> #service mysqld start
> #chkconfig --levels 235 mysqld on
> 
> #mysql --user=root -p


First time you log in you don't need "-p" as there is no password to input 
yet. That's your first mistake. "mysql -u root" would've worked just as 
good.

To avoid problems, after the install is done just execute 
mysql-secure-installation which will guide you through setting up the root 
password.

When you run into this kind of problems you can just remove or rename 
/var/lib/mysql and restart the service, it should "reset" you back to 
square one. Of course, make a backup first!

Cheerio

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