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smilebomb
smilebomb

Reputation: 5483

uninstall mysql from mac not working

I have done these steps: 

sudo rm /usr/local/mysql
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/mysql*
sudo rm -rf /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM
sudo rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/MySQL*
vim /etc/hostconfig and removed the line MYSQLCOM=-YES-
rm -rf ~/Library/PreferencePanes/MySQL*
sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/mysql*
sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/MySQL*

and 

sudo rm -rf /var/db/receipts/com.mysql.*

But, now when I try to execute the command 'brew install mysql' is tells me 'mysql-5.6.10 already installed'

Anyone know the problem?

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EDIT

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Don't know if this will help diagnosing the problem, but...

What I'm trying to do is a fresh install with mysql_secure_installation. I could not log in to mysql with -uroot --password because it told me access was denied. After uninstalling using 'brew uninstall mysql' and then reinstallling with 'brew install mysql' I ran the mysql_secure_installation command. In the first step, where I'm supposed to enter the root password (press enter if there is no password) I pressed enter with a blank line and it told me access denied again.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 16414

Answers (2)

Earguay
Earguay

Reputation: 58

Additional to this blog post, you may also need to remove the MySQL System Preferences at /Library/PreferencePanes/MySQL.prefPane

Upvotes: 1

MagnusG
MagnusG

Reputation: 11

I found a configuration file in my home directory, ~/.my.cnf. It caused me an awful lot of problems, and it should be removed too.

Upvotes: 1

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