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Your sql.mit.edu login information is in your locker, in the file
“.my.cnf”. This is a hidden file (dotfile), so you will need to use
**ls -a** instead of **ls** to see it. You can still view and edit
the file just by specifying the filename.

athena% **cd /mit/***locker*  
athena% **cat .my.cnf**  
[mysql]  
host=sql.mit.edu  
user=*username*  
password=*password*

This file should be a link to “.sql/my.cnf” in your locker, and
only accessible by the locker owner and the scripts server
(regardless of whether the root of the locker is publicly readable
or not).

If you update your MySQL password on the
[MIT SIPB MySQL interface](http://sql.mit.edu/), you will need to
update this file manually with your new MySQL password. Otherwise,
the [scripts auto-installers](/start), as well as the **mysql**
command-line client, will not be able to log in properly. If you
have already installed software, you will need to update the
password there too (LocalSettings.php for MediaWiki, wp-config.php
for WordPress, etc.)

If you have lost your MySQL password and, it’s not in your .my.cnf
file, you can reset it for your personal account by logging into
[sql.mit.edu](http://sql.mit.edu/) with your MIT certificate. If
you have lost the password for a group locker, please e-mail
[sql@mit.edu](http://scripts.mit.edu/sql.mit.edu) for help getting
it reset.