Reset MySQL root password

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How to restore mysql root password on Linux when you forget password? This task will be very simple if you follow the steps in this article.

Step 1 : Stop MySQL Server Service
You run this command to stop MySQL Server on linux

service mysqld stop

Step 2 : Restart MySQL Server without password

mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables &

After you run the command above, you enter to continue running other commands

[root@server ~]# 180531 10:57:35 mysqld_safe Logging to ‘/var/log/mysqld.log’.
180531 10:57:35 mysqld_safe Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql

Step 3 : Connect MySQL Server via MySQL client

mysql -u root

[root@server ~]# mysql -u root
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2
Server version: 5.1.73 Source distribution

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affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

Type ‘help;’ or ‘\h’ for help. Type ‘\c’ to clear the current input statement.

mysql>

Step 4: Set  new password MySQL Server for user root

USE mysql;
UPDATE user set password=PASSWORD(“NEW-ROOT-PASSWORD”) WHERE User=”root”;
flush privileges;
quit
mysql> USE mysql;
No connection. Trying to reconnect…
Connection id: 3
Current database: *** NONE ***

Reading table information for completion of table and column names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A

Database changed
mysql> UPDATE user set password=PASSWORD(“NEW-ROOT-PASSWORD”) WHERE User=”root”;
Query OK, 3 rows affected (0.01 sec)
Rows matched: 3 Changed: 3 Warnings: 0

mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> quit
Bye
[root@server ~]#

Step 5 : Restart MySQL Server

service mysqld restart

Step 6 : Recheck new password of user root

mysql -u root -p

Now you completely reset password for Mysql.
Good luck!

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