title: MySQL Error: : 'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'
body: <p>Consider:</p>
  <pre><code>./mysqladmin -u root -p** '_redacted_'  
  </code></pre>
  <p>Output (including typing the password):</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>Enter password:</p>
  <p>mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error:<br />
  <strong>'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)'</strong></p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>How can I fix this?</p>