Just inserting this for any other Linux 'newbies' trying to configure this
excellent program.

I had added a password to my MySQL configuration

I ended up configuring MySQL manually, but you could run the scripts to
configure MySQL and append the -p switch, and you will be prompted for your
password. This is only required during the setup and not for running Bacula.

(i.e.) ./grant_mysql_privileges -p

thanks for everyone's efforts,

db

-----Original Message-----
From: John Drescher [mailto:drescherjm AT gmail DOT com] 
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 10:25 AM
To: David Browning
Cc: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] first time Bacula user getting error message
trying to connect to director

On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 9:50 AM, David Browning <dbtrade AT optonline DOT net>
wrote:
> I decided to revert to square one...or rather try to.
>
> I uninstalled bacula and Mysql. Re-installed mysql and then followed 
> the Howto install bacula into deb, link taken from nearby post.
>
> All went well until the ./grant_mysql_privileges where I got the error
> message:
>
> ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using
> password: No)
> Error creating privileges.
>
This is a mysql configuration issue and is not directly related to bacula.
You need root or whatever is the database admin account to be able to login
to the mysql database so the bacula scripts can create the catalog. There
should be some instructions for you distribution on administering mysql.

John


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