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Topic: iRedAdmin upgrading root password error

==== REQUIRED BASIC INFO OF YOUR IREDMAIL SERVER ====
- iRedMail version (check /etc/iredmail-release): 0.9.7
- Deployed with iRedMail Easy or the downloadable installer?downloadable
- Linux/BSD distribution name and version: Ubuntu 14.04
- Store mail accounts in which backend (LDAP/MySQL/PGSQL):  MySQL
- Web server (Apache or Nginx): Apache
- Manage mail accounts with iRedAdmin-Pro? no
- [IMPORTANT] Related original log or error message is required if you're experiencing an issue.
====

Upgrading to iRedAdmin0.9  i get the error:
<<< ERROR >>> MySQL user name 'root' or password is incorrect in /root/.my.cnf, please double check.

The password are correct, using mysql -u root -p works ok.
I tryed with and without "" on password
I tryed host as 127.0.0.1, localhost, internal IP, external IP.

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Re: iRedAdmin upgrading root password error

RafaelMass wrote:

<<< ERROR >>> MySQL user name 'root' or password is incorrect in /root/.my.cnf, please double check.

Does switching SQL server address from 127.0.0.1 to localhost (or vice verse) in /root/.my.cnf fix this issue?

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Re: iRedAdmin upgrading root password error

ZhangHuangbin wrote:
RafaelMass wrote:

<<< ERROR >>> MySQL user name 'root' or password is incorrect in /root/.my.cnf, please double check.

Does switching SQL server address from 127.0.0.1 to localhost (or vice verse) in /root/.my.cnf fix this issue?


I tryed host as 127.0.0.1, localhost, internal IP, external IP.
Doesn't work.

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Re: iRedAdmin upgrading root password error

Now i'm confused ...
If it works on command line, it should work too when you store the same host/username/password in /root/.my.cnf.