[Gennadi]

Создаёшь пароль для "root" так:
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/usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password "MY_SUPPER_password''
или так:
/usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h pinkpunk password 'MY_SUPPER_password'

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Потом заходишь в датенбанк:

pinkpunk # mysql -h localhost -u root -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2 to server version: 3.23.55-Max-log

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql>
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