Forgotten Mysql root password

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7534056/mysql-root-password-change

 

  1. sudo service mysql stop
  2. sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables   (You may need to ^c or ^z to return to CLI)
  3. sudo service mysql start
  4. sudo mysql -u root
  5. use mysql;
  6. show tables;
  7. describe user;
  8. update user set authentication_string=password('1111') where user='root'; (on some versions use Password instead of authentication_string)

login with password 1111

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