# Fresh install and: #mysql: unknown option '--CLIENT'

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/fresh-install-and-mysql-unknown-option-client/3294>\
**Category:** Percona Server for MySQL 5.6\
**Created:** [February 23, 2014, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/fresh-install-and-mysql-unknown-option-client/3294 "2014-02-23T09:27:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Seregwethrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Seregwethrin](https://forums.percona.com/u/Seregwethrin)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/fresh-install-and-mysql-unknown-option-client/3294/1 "2014-02-23T09:27:01Z")

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Hi,

I just installed Percona server 5.6 on Linux 2.6.32-431.1.2.0.1.el6.i686  
I think it installed with a default password because:

```auto
/usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation

```

This doesn’t accept empty password.

I tried to reset mysql root password with:

```auto
mysqld_safe --skip-grant-table &
mysql --user=root mysql

```

but the #mysql command everytime, even without parameters gives the error below:

> [@](#):
>
> mysql: unknown option ‘–CLIENT’

What should I do?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![mjhillenbrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@mjhillenbrand](https://forums.percona.com/u/mjhillenbrand)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/fresh-install-and-mysql-unknown-option-client/3294/2 "2016-09-14T16:58:57Z")

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I encountered something similar. In my haste I forgot the leading hash. I was then able to continue successfully.

I suggest checking your my.cnf file for missing Hash before “Client” entry - see example below.

[mysql]

# CLIENT

port = 3306  
socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock  
secure\_auth = 0