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+[[!meta title="What is .my.cnf? What is my sql.mit.edu password?"]]
+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.
+
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