MySQL password change

[driesvt]

I've tried to change my root password for MySQL and only managed to block myself from entering MySQL. I used the following command:
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root password new-password -p

I was prompted for my password and I entered my old password with no error message. From then on I was locked out.

[driesvt]

I figured out what my problem was - my new password actually changed to "new-password". Sorry, I'm a newbie to MySQL.