[tlug] Suddenly can't access MySQL

[Dave M G <martin@example.com>]

TLUG,

I really have no idea why this has suddenly happened, but I can no 
longer log into my MySQL server.

dave@example.com:~$ mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using 
password: YES)

I first noticed this a little while ago when I could no longer log into 
phpMyAdmin (which uses the same root password).

Since I can't log in as root, I can't seem to change the password.

Are there other options besides a complete uninstall/reinstall of the 
MySQL server?

ï--
Dave M G
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Kernel 2.6.17.7
Pentium D Dual Core Processor
PHP 5, MySQL 5, Apache 2