Run this code first,
Code:
SET PASSWORD FOR 'eq'@'localhost' = OLD_PASSWORD('newpwd');
Where it says 'newpwd' type in your password that you used when you ran the Instance Configuration Wizard. Type it in between the ' marks and make sure they are still there otherwise the query wont complete. IF that dont work try this one and keep reading.
Code:
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = OLD_PASSWORD('newpwd');
Once that is done, I would suggest changing your xml to reflect this
Code:
<database>
<host>localhost</host>
<port>3306</port>
<username>root</username>
<password>INSERT YOUR PASSWORD</password>
<db>peq</db>
</database>
The reason being is that when you install SQL, your automatticaly given the Root account. Then you run the Instance Config and set the password for that account.
You then take this information and plug it into your xml like above. Hope this helps, and I hope you make it farther than me with the 992 release of the emu as I cant seem to get it going.