On 2017-03-05 at 20:24:15 Josip Deanovic wrote:

> On Sunday 2017-03-05 19:53:26 Erik P. Olsen wrote:
> > Hello Kern,
> > 
> > I have main.pdf downloaded and I believe I have followed the various
> > steps in phase II to the letter. I have come to the point where I
> > need some tools to diagnose what is wrong. I am pretty sure that
> > the problem is due to some sort of security settings in the mysql
> > database but I am not able to see what that could and the manual
> > has not been to any help in that respect  
> 
> When in doubt always try to connect manually using the credentials
> you plan to use from bacula-dir in order to rule out incorrect
> database or network setup.
> 
> For example, from the bacula-dir server you can try something like
> this: mysql -h <dbhost> -u <dbuser> -p <dbname>
> 
> The command above should prompt you for a password and if you are
> able to connect then there is nothing wrong with the mysql setup.
> Otherwise you need to setup your mysql database properly first.
> 
> Regards
> 

Thanks for your advice which I tried both with and without arguments
and it apparently connected correctly - at least I got a welcome
message from mariadb. So I guess it is safe to assume that the mysql
database is properly setup.

-- 
Erik


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