Jekyll2019-11-26T13:43:46+00:00https://slayerz.libcat.my/feed.xmlSLAYERZsnippet・programming・tutorialPikri MohammadReset root password for mysql2019-11-22T00:00:00+00:002019-11-22T00:00:00+00:00https://slayerz.libcat.my/reset-root-password-for-mysql<p>Sometimes I totally forgot the root password that I set for <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mysql</code>. So, I’m writing these steps for my own reference, and for others who faced the same problem.</p>
<h2 id="steps">Steps</h2>
<p>Firstly, <strong>stop</strong> <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mysql</code> service and then <strong>start</strong> <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mysql</code> service with the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--skip-grant-tables</code> option:</p>
<div class="language-shell highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="nb">sudo </span>service mysql stop
<span class="nb">sudo </span>mysqld <span class="nt">--skip-grant-tables</span>
mysql <span class="nt">-u</span> root mysql
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<p>Update the root password with the new password:</p>
<div class="language-shell highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>UPDATE user SET password <span class="o">=</span> PASSWORD<span class="o">(</span><span class="s1">'newpass'</span><span class="o">)</span>
WHERE user <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s1">'root'</span><span class="p">;</span>
FLUSH PRIVILEGES<span class="p">;</span>
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>Finally, restart <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mysql</code> service normally:</p>
<div class="language-shell highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="nb">sudo </span>service mysql restart
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>Now you should be able to login <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mysql</code> as root with the new password.</p>
<div class="language-shell highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>mysql <span class="nt">-u</span> root <span class="nt">-p</span>
</code></pre></div></div>Pikri MohammadSometimes I totally forgot the root password that I set for mysql. So, I’m writing these steps for my own reference, and for others who faced the same problem.