[nycbug-talk] Installing Perl Module: DBD::mysql

[Kevin Reiter]

All,

I'm trying to install the DBD::mysql Perl module (via the CPAN shell) on FreeBSD 6.2, and it's looking to login to the local MySQL database during the 'make test' portion of the install, resulting in a failed install:

Failed 23/26 test scripts, 11.54% okay. 414/419 subtests failed, 1.19% okay.
*** Error code 255

Stop in /root/.cpan/build/DBD-mysql-4.001.
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force


I noticed that it's looking for a running database (it's running on localhost), but how do I pass the password to the command in order for it to successfully login?

cpan> install DBD::mysql
Running install for module DBD::mysql
Running make for C/CA/CAPTTOFU/DBD-mysql-4.001.tar.gz
  Is already unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/DBD-mysql-4.001
  Has already been processed within this session
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/00base.............ok
t/10dsnlist..........DBI connect('test','',...) failed: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) at t/10dsnlist.t line 45
Cannot connect: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)
        Either your server is not up and running or you have no
        permissions for acessing the DSN DBI:mysql:test.
        This test requires a running server and write permissions.
        Please make sure your server is running and you have
        permissions, then retry.


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kev


Kevin Reiter
Senior Security Engineer
Financial Services, Inc.
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Glen Rock, New Jersey 07452
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