BIG! mysql-PHPmyadmin problem

[flevoict]

Dear all,

I hope somebody can help me because I have a big problem. I can't login anymore to the PHPmyadmin of my main ispconfig server.

All the servers are setup with http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-ubuntu-9.04-ispconfig-3-p1

When I added the second server to het ISPConfig network I run the following commands on the phpmyadmin:
update user set Host='second server' where user='root';

update db set Host='second server' where Db='mysql';

After this I could add the ISPConfig installation through the expert mode.

Today I wan't to add the third server and now I can't login to PHPmyadmin. It gives me the error:
#1045 - Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

And in shell mode:
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

And now the funniest thing, if i connect on the second server through shell mode to the first server I have access.

I know for sure that the passwords are correct so that isn't the problem. I think that with adding the users for the second server the localhost login is disabled/changed/deleted or something.

I hope someone can help me with this issue.

And if there is anybody who can easily explain me how to give a server access to the main database for the expert setup it would be appreciated.

Thnx in advance,

Bas

[edge]

This might help you.
http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36418

[flevoict]

I already tried this. It didn't help.

The option is already on cookie, if I change it to config I just get an access denied message.

[flevoict]

Fixed it!!!

- I restarted the mysql server like this so I could login:
Stop the MySQL server by using either of the following command
#/etc/init.d/mysql stop
Now you need to Start MySQL server without password
# mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &

- Now I could login again in phpmyadmin and I added a new localhost root user (this one was lost).

- Then I ran the following commands
Now you need to Stop MySQL Server using the following command
# /etc/init.d/mysql stop

- Test Your New Mysql root password
First you need to start mysql server using the following command
# /etc/init.d/mysql start
# mysql -u root -p
Now it will prompt for root password and enter your new root password

[ArchiMark]

Fixed it!!!

- I restarted the mysql server like this so I could login:
Stop the MySQL server by using either of the following command
#/etc/init.d/mysql stop
Now you need to Start MySQL server without password
# mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &

- Now I could login again in phpmyadmin and I added a new localhost root user (this one was lost).

- Then I ran the following commands
Now you need to Stop MySQL Server using the following command
# /etc/init.d/mysql stop

- Test Your New Mysql root password
First you need to start mysql server using the following command
# /etc/init.d/mysql start
# mysql -u root -p
Now it will prompt for root password and enter your new root password

So glad that I found your post, flevoict.....have read post upon post upon post around the net looking for info like yours....

I tried your suggestions and the good news is that after I did the first part above I was finally able to login to phpmyadmin and see the page where you can make adjustments, etc....

However, after I tried adding a new user there, and clicked the 'Go' button (think that is what is was called...) to save the new user, I got error message that it could not save new user as '-skip-grant-tables' was in effect....so, seems like a 'Catch 22' situation, where if I restart MySQL server again, then I can't login to create new user....

Am I missing something here?

Do you or anyone else have any suggestions as to how get over this vicious circle I am in where either I can't login to phpmyadmin or if I can login via flevoict's suggestions, then I can't actually save any changes I make....

Thanks for any and all help with this....have spent hours trying to get this working right...

Happy Holidays,

Mark