MySQL not asking the user name

hellow every body
i am quite new to MySQL
i used MySQL wizard for windows to install MySQL server 5.xx
every thing went fine

but while login it asks only for the password not the user name

kindly advise
(1) why it is happening on the mysql client like this
(2) how to log off a user like root and login as another
(3) what mistake i have made

 

Are you connecting through the command line client?

You have to add --user=yourusername or it will try to connect with the current user you're logged in as on the computer. So it could look something like this:

mysql --user=makemerain -p

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This connects to localhost, with the username "makemerain", and you will be asked to enter the password

And a shorter variant which does the same:

mysql --umakemerain -p

Code (markup):

 

there will be no passwords by default, depends on your installation..

if im correct your accessing directly through mysql console, which is more likely doesnt ask for a username, thus, username is defaulted as root..
once accessing the database, create/grant users or put root using_password to yes.

theres other way around, search mysql.exe from your command prompt, run mysql.exe but giving a username

mysql -u root -p

 

thanks a lot for your reply

while attempting to open the MySQL.exe through cmd prompt i am getting error as
"error 1045(28000) access denied for 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password 'no')

what to do please