Take the 2-minute tour ×  I've just installed WAMP and tried to
change root password. The cmd shows the below error. How to fix?
C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.5.24\bin>mysqladmin -uroot PASSWORD
root   mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
share|improve this question Did you already have a password or
was it blank when setting up? –  random Sep 8 '12 at 13:58 I
think it's blank because I've just installed it –  Emerald214
Sep 8 '12 at 14:07  1 Answer 1  up vote 2 down vote accepted
C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.5.24\bin\mysqladmin -u root password
NEWPASSWORD   c:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.5.24\bin>mysqladmin
--help   password [new-password] Change old password to new-
password in current format  Another solution:  share|improve
this answer @Emerald214 is it work for you yes/no? Accept it or
post comment it doesn't work.. –  Peter Sep 9 '12 at 18:08  Your
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