How to reset MySQL root Password

This will helps when you forget MySQL root password and not able to access MySQL service on the server. Here are the steps to reset MySQL password : root@server [~] /etc/init.d/mysqld stop Now start MySQL server without password: root@server [~] mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables & root@server [~] mysql After that you can get the mysql prompt then […]

How to reset MySQL root Password

This will helps when you forget MySQL root password and not able to access MySQL service on the server. Here are the steps to reset MySQL password :   root@server [~] /etc/init.d/mysqld stop Now start MySQL server without password:   root@server [~] mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables & root@server [~] mysql After that you can get the mysql […]

How to reset the mysql root password from mysql safe?

Steps to reset mysql root password from mysql safe: # service mysqld stop # mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables & That should start up mysql without the need for a root password. Once in, type >use mysql >UPDATE user SET password=PASSWORD(‘newpass’) WHERE user=’root’; >FLUSH PRIVILEGES; >quit That will reset the root password for you. Kill all old processes […]