Re: Cannot remove MySQL completely

On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 11:48:05 +0000, pinnerite wrote:
> Recent posts have culminated in my not being able to remedy a corruption in the user table.
>
> I decided to remove MySQL and reinstall.
>
> First I did:
>
> $ sudo apt purge mysql*
> $ sudo apt autoremove
> $ sudo apt update
>
> When I reinstalled, the corrupt user table was still there.
>
> I tried again from Synaptic.
>
> Same result.
>
> How can I resolve this?

Sounds like the removal does not delete the basic database.

Why not just delete all records in the desired table.

FYI: I tried your sql command you gave trying to change password checking
and did not find anything at all.

Other option is uninstall again, delete the database and see if pkg install
recreates it.

Read the last four lines of this post I'll wait . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .
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