Re: MySQL server won't start (Apple OS)

[Mike Levin]

Ok:

> sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables

181030 21:46:51 mysqld_safe Logging to '/usr/local/mysql/data/Mike's3.local.err'.
181030 21:46:51 mysqld_safe Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/mysql/data

so then I opened another terminal window, and did:

% sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_upgrade

and that seems to have worked:

Looking for 'mysql' as: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql
Looking for 'mysqlcheck' as: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqlcheck
Running 'mysqlcheck with default connection arguments
Running 'mysqlcheck with default connection arguments
Running 'mysql_fix_privilege_tables'...
OK

but:

% sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin shutdown

/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)'

so I can't shut it down from the 2nd window (and I haven't yet ^C broken it from the window where it's running). What should I do?