If you’ve forgotten your MySQL root password (or are involved with some nefarious activity), here is how you can reset that password on a Red Hat (RHEL) system or a CentOS system:<\/p>\n
Stop MySQL:<\/p>\n
root# \u00a0service mysqld stop<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Start MySQL in safe mode:<\/p>\n
root# \u00a0mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables &<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Log into MySQL as root:<\/p>\n
root# \u00a0mysql -u root<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Reset the password:<\/p>\n
mysql> \u00a0update mysql.user set password=PASSWORD(“YourNewPassW0RD”) where User=’root’;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
mysql> \u00a0flush privileges; exit;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Log out of MySQL and stop the Safe Mode:<\/p>\n
root# \u00a0service mysqld stop<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Start MySQL in the normal mode:<\/p>\n
root# \u00a0service mysqld start<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Log into MySQL with your new password:<\/p>\n
root# \u00a0mysql -u root -p<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Enter password:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
mysql><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nResetting MySQL Root Password: Debian or Ubuntu<\/h3>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\nIf you’ve forgotten your MySQL root password (or are involved with some nefarious activity), here is how you can reset that password on a Debian GNU\/Linux system or an Ubuntu GNU\/Linux system:<\/p>\n
Find out the account that the system uses to start and stop MySQL (note that I’ve changed the password for this demo):<\/p>\n
root# \u00a0cat\u00a0\/etc\/mysql\/debian.cnf<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
# Automatically generated for Debian scripts. DO NOT TOUCH!
[client]
host \u00a0 \u00a0 = localhost
user \u00a0 \u00a0 = debian-sys-maint
password = 11223344554433
socket \u00a0 = \/var\/run\/mysqld\/mysqld.sock
[mysql_upgrade]
user \u00a0 \u00a0 = debian-sys-maint
password = 11223344554433
socket \u00a0 = \/var\/run\/mysqld\/mysqld.sock
basedir \u00a0= \/usr<\/p>\nLog into MySQL with that account:<\/p>\n
root# \u00a0mysql -u debian-sys-maint\u00a0-p<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Enter password:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
mysql><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Change the password:<\/p>\n
mysql> \u00a0update mysql.user set password=PASSWORD(“YourNewPassW0RD”) where User=’root’;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
mysql> \u00a0flush privileges; exit;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Log into MySQL as root with your new password:<\/p>\n
root# \u00a0mysql -u root -p<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Enter password:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
mysql><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you’ve forgotten your MySQL root password (or are involved with some nefarious activity), here is how you can reset that password on a Red Hat (RHEL) system or a CentOS system:<\/p>\n
Stop MySQL:<\/p>\n
root# service mysqld stop<\/p>\n
Start MySQL in safe mode:<\/p>\n
root# mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables &<\/p>\n
Log into MySQL as root:<\/p>\n
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