Reset MySQL Root Password

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Very often, once we didn’t log on to MySQL database for some time, I guess most of us will forgot the root password. Can we reset the root password? Obviously… Nothing is Impossible 😛

Follow the steps below to reset MySQL’s Root Password;

  • Stop MySQL Service
  • Start MySQL Service in Safe Mode: /usr/local/bin/mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables&
  • Connect to MySQL /usr/local/bin/mysql
  • mysql> use mysql;
  • mysql> UPDATE user set password=password(‘newpassword’) where user=’root’ and host=’localhost’;
  • mysql> flush privileges;
  • mysql> quit;
  • Stop MySQL Service Again
  • Start MySQL Service in normal mode

Log in to MySQL with your newly created password.

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