[Koha] Mysql problems in Koha

Hi, I'm new to Koha. I came very close to a successful installation of Koha today except I could not enter the correct root word for the mysql server to create a koha database. According to the mysql installation manual, I can by-pass the root password by following these steps kill the mysql server kill `cat /usr/local/mysql/data/kmsqlib.pid` Then restart the server to by-pass the root password. ./mysqladmin --skip-grant-tables If successful, this will allow me to set a new root password for the mysql database. My trouble is that the system does not recognize --skip-grant tables option. How can I get it to skip the grant tables and allow me to set a new root password. Thanks in advance Alfred,