Mysql, mysql account password, and /usr/local/mysql ownership

Hi all,
I am new to osX but familiar with Linux. I have a user 'mysql' and a group 'mysql'. I would like to make mysql the root user of the database but cannot figure out how to assign a password. I see the account in netInfo and there is an encrypted password, but no way to change it.
Depending on what you read, the directory /usr/local/mysql should belong to group mysql - I don't get the concept of 'wheel' yet.
I do have a regular user named 'meandmine' [not real]. Have /usr/local/mysql/bin in my path; I can start mysql okay. When I try to execute: mysqladmin -u root password 'password' I get an error: Access denied for user 'root'@'locahost'
So where do I go. I have looked through many, many web sites including Apple, and spent several hours in Borders looking through OsX books without luck.
Guidance is appreciated.
Feel free to answer via forum or direct [email protected]
MacBook Pro Core 2 duo   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

for anyone that follows this up:
I deleted the mysql install
Activated the computers root account
Installed mysql under that account a command line with su to get root access
Then followed the instructions to log in with
mysql -u root -p
[enter password]
I am up and running, and can assign access, create rights etc. to any user: in this case the only non-root user on the machine.
Thanks for the answers though , especially the bit about the UNIX forum.
Bob

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