Configuring squeezecenter during update

[Moloko]

Hi,

I've started an update thru the command line.

On the point where the configuration of squeezecenter is done, the install asks: "Configure database for squeezecenter with dbconfig-common?" and then "Perform upgrade on database for squeezecenter with dbconfig-common? "

It then prompts me to enter "Password of the database's administrative user:"

What is the password??

If you know it, please PM me...

[Binkem]

If you haven't changed the password you should just press enter and leave the password blank.

[Moloko]

Hi,

That's what I also thought I would answer on the question "Perform upgrade on database for squeezecenter with dbconfig-common?"... BUT:

In the command prompt on my B3 I can login to mysql as follows with an empty password by pressing Enter: (either as my own user or 'su')

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karr@b3:~$ mysql -u root -p
    Enter password:
    Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
    Your MySQL connection id is 5283
    Server version: 5.1.49-3 (Debian)

So I was assuming the installation would accept an empty password...

Or am I having a mental glitch??

[Binkem]

Afaik if you can log into Mysql with a blank password, you should be able to upgrade your bubba using a blank password. Perhaps you could post the error messages you get when trying to update?

[Ubi]

what's the problem here actually? You confirmed the password is blank, so on the question "enter password" you press enter. You seem to be confused that there is a difference between an empty password and no password at all.

[Moloko]

Afaik if you can log into Mysql with a blank password, you should be able to upgrade your bubba using a blank password. Perhaps you could post the error messages you get when trying to update?

There is a prompt error message in plain text, after that there's a message in gray with blue background saying:

Package configuration

┌───────────────────────┤ Configuring squeezecenter ├───────────────────────┐
│ │
│ ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using
│ password: YES)
│
│ Fortunately,
│ /var/cache/dbconfig-common/backups/squeezecenter_7.5.4.dfsg1-2.mysql
│ holds a backup of the database, made just before the upgrade.
│
│ If at this point you choose "retry", you will be prompted with all the
│ configuration questions once more and another attempt will be made at
│ performing the operation. "retry (skip questions)" will immediately
│ attempt the operation again, skipping all questions. If you choose
│ "abort", the operation will fail and you will need to downgrade,
│ reinstall, reconfigure this package, or otherwise manually intervene to
│ continue using it.
│
│ <Ok>

I hope this answers your question...

On the question to enter the password, this is the exact question:

┌──────────────────────┤ Configuring squeezecenter ├──────────────────────┐
│ Please provide the password for the administrative account with which │
│ this package should create its MySQL database and user. │
│ │
│ Password of the database's administrative user: │
│ │
│ _______________________________________________________________________ │
│ │
│ <Ok> <Cancel> │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

So I just press 'Enter' (without going down to 'Ok') and I get the error message as seen above.

Came to think of:
Could it be a terminal setting in Putty that needs to be adjusted?

I am really stuck here...

[Moloko]

Bah, I did a reset of the root password (set it to blank again) and restarted the upgrade. The upgrade install procedure went thru without problems.

Case closed.