perfect setup debian trubble

I am installing server again. I got to the page 4 (mysql password entry) I ran

HTML:

mysqladmin -u root password yourrootsqlpassword
mysqladmin -h server1.example.com -u root password yourrootsqlpassword

I got this back

HTML:

mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)'

 

What's the output of

Code:

netstat -tap

? What's in /etc/hosts?

 

ok now

I figured it out. thanks

 

It's always nice to post what you did to fix it.
Maybe someday some person will have the same problem, and finds this post.

 

reinstalled

to tell you the truth, I could not wait for an answer and ended reinstalling. I will remember that next time and I will post what I did to correct it. Thanks