Description:
Configuration Wizard fails on Install. Configuration not set.
How to repeat:
Installing on Windows XP
install file downloaded: "mysql-installer-community-5.6.20.0.msi"
Removed older version before running
Setup Type:
Developer Default
Installation Path: C\:MySQL
Data Path C:\MySQL\mydata
Under MySQL Server Configuration added user localhost db admin with password
In Configuration Overview failed with red message
Last Error: Unable to update security settings. Access denied for user 'root'@localhost' (using password YES)
The Detail shows:
mysql-server-5.6-win32:6 - Looking for valid template
mysql-server-5.6-win32:12 - Found valid template.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:18 - Attempting to process template.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:25 - Processed template.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:31 - Attempting to configure service.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:37 - Configured service.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:43 - Attempting to start service.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:50 - Started service.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:56 - Adding firewall rule for MySQL56 on port 3306.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:62 - Successfully added firewall rule.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:68 - Attempting to update security settings.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:100 - Unable to update security settings. Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
mysql-server-5.6-win32:75 - Attempting to verify command-line client shortcut.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:100 - Failed to verify command-line client shortcut.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:81 - Attempting to Add New MySQL Users
mysql-server-5.6-win32:100 - Unable to add New Users. Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
mysql-server-5.6-win32:100 - Product configuration controller finished configuration.
On Samples and Examples 5.6.20 got:
mysql-server-5.6-win32:6 - Looking for valid template
mysql-server-5.6-win32:12 - Found valid template.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:18 - Attempting to process template.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:25 - Processed template.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:31 - Attempting to configure service.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:37 - Configured service.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:43 - Attempting to start service.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:50 - Started service.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:56 - Adding firewall rule for MySQL56 on port 3306.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:62 - Successfully added firewall rule.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:68 - Attempting to update security settings.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:100 - Unable to update security settings. Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
mysql-server-5.6-win32:75 - Attempting to verify command-line client shortcut.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:100 - Failed to verify command-line client shortcut.
mysql-server-5.6-win32:81 - Attempting to Add New MySQL Users
mysql-server-5.6-win32:100 - Unable to add New Users. Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
mysql-server-5.6-win32:100 - Product configuration controller finished configuration.
examples-5.6:10 - Checking if there are any features installed that need configuration.
examples-5.6:100 - Could not open connection to database
examples-5.6:100 - Product configuration controller finished configuration.
The program is useless as is.
