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I ran into a case earlier today where I was setting up a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) Server whcih already had most of these components pre-installed.  However, no one was really sure what the MySQL Root User password was - and there clearly was one, as attempts to connect without it failed.

The obvious answer was to reset the Root user password - the method of doing so was less obvious.

First, you need to stop the running mysqld daemon.  First try:

# /etc/init.d/mysqld stop

If that doesn't work for any reason, try this sequence:
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Filed Under: At the Office, Fun with Linux
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MiniWarGamer Dave dropped into the office yesterday. While this is not entirely uncommon, especially for a Wednesday, what took place after that point was. He happened to notice (ok, I gloatingly showed off) my recent Necron Wraith Lord conversion. I honestly didn't expect the conversion to go as well as it did, and as a result I didn't take any photos while I was working on it.

Luckily, Dave came to the rescue. After an unexpected interview with yours truly, he put together a great video detailing how I pulled off the conversion.

Anyhow, you can watch the whole thing on YouTube. Or I might be nice and let you see it right here...

Filed Under: At the Office, Warhammer 40K
Tags: conversion, green stuff, miniwargaming, necron, Warhammer 40K, youtube
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I don't typically post from work, but this is really baffling and I just had to comment on it.

My office is about a block from Welland's main fire station. My office also gets incredibly stuffy, so on a typical day I have at least a few windows open. As a result, I hear just about every time a Fire Truck leaves the station (assuming they have their sirens on).

On a normal day, this seems to happen somewhere in range of zero to one times. Twice comes across as a busy day, at least to myself, a casual observer in this case.

Today is not a normal day.

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Filed Under: At the Office, Local News
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