Re: MySQL server won't start (Apple OS)
Posted by:
Mike Levin
Date: November 03, 2018 11:07AM
> Well now you have an idea what changed, all mysql.user rows have been deleted.
?!? how could that have happened, does it mean that my data are all gone? And how can it still be gone, given that I assigned a password (as instructed in the forum thread) after this whole thing started?
> You'll need to create the root user, assign a passwrd, grant all + grant option root, if there are other users create/assign pswd/grant for them, then flush privileges and test it all.
wow I have no memory of how I did all that years ago when I first set this up as part of using MailStewardPro. Are there instructions anywhere for this?