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root@coral:~/ > ps -ef | grep mysql
root     23372 22497  0 11:52 pts/0    00:00:00 grep mysql
root@coral:~/ > mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking &
[1] 23373
root@coral:~/ > 120505 11:52:31 mysqld_safe Logging to syslog.
120505 11:52:31 mysqld_safe Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql

root@coral:~/ > mysqladmin flush-privileges
root@coral:~/ > mysqladmin password 'foobar'
mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)'
root@coral:~/ >