Difference between revisions of "Reset MySQL root password"
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| + | To reset the root password of a MySQL server, first go to a root shell and stop MySQL:  | ||
| + | <source>  | ||
| + | service mysql stop  | ||
| + | </source>  | ||
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| + | Next, run MySQL in safe mode in the background:  | ||
| + | <source>  | ||
| + | mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &  | ||
| + | </source>  | ||
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| + | Reset the MySQL root password:  | ||
| + | <source>  | ||
| + | mysql -u root  | ||
| + | use mysql  | ||
| + | update user set password=PASSWORD("NEW-ROOT-PASSWORD") where User='root';  | ||
| + | flush privileges;  | ||
| + | quit  | ||
| + | </source>  | ||
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| + | And restart the MySQL server again:  | ||
| + | <source>  | ||
| + | service mysql start  | ||
| + | </source>  | ||
Latest revision as of 11:04, 22 July 2019
| Reset MySQL root password Organic Design procedure  | 
To reset the root password of a MySQL server, first go to a root shell and stop MySQL:
service mysql stop
Next, run MySQL in safe mode in the background:
mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &
Reset the MySQL root password:
mysql -u root
use mysql
update user set password=PASSWORD("NEW-ROOT-PASSWORD") where User='root';
flush privileges;
quit
And restart the MySQL server again:
service mysql start



