On Feb 6, 2007, at 14:20, Watson Ladd wrote:

I recently forgot my mysql password. When following the instructions on mysql.com to reset it I was able to stop the mysqld daemon through launchctl, but when I started mysqld manually with the skip grant tables option it complained about being unable to lock files and became a runaway process that did not respond to keyboard input.

So what is your question? You've provided very few details... we need more information, like: - What is the URL of the instructions you followed? - What are the commands you entered? I can guess at a few things: - When you started mysqld manually, did you do so as root or with sudo? You would need to. - When you started mysqld manually, did you have "&" at the end of the command line? If so, that detaches the process from the terminal and explains why you can see output but not provide input. If you want to be able to provide input to the process, do not use "&".