Recover
MySQL root Password
Step
# 1: Stop the MySQL server process.
Step # 2: Start the MySQL (mysqld) server/daemon process with the --skip-grant-tables option so
that it will not prompt for password.
Step # 3: Connect to mysql server as the root user.
Step # 4: Setup new mysql root account password i.e. reset mysql password.
Step # 5: Exit and restart the MySQL server.
Here are commands you need to type for each step (login as the root user):
Step # 2: Start the MySQL (mysqld) server/daemon process with the --skip-grant-tables option so
that it will not prompt for password.
Step # 3: Connect to mysql server as the root user.
Step # 4: Setup new mysql root account password i.e. reset mysql password.
Step # 5: Exit and restart the MySQL server.
Here are commands you need to type for each step (login as the root user):
Step
# 1 :
Stop
mysql service
#
/etc/init.d/mysql stop
Output:
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
Step
# 2: Start to MySQL server w/o password:
#
mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &
Output:
[1] 5988
Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
mysqld_safe[6025]: started
Step
# 3: Connect to mysql server using mysql client:
#
mysql -u root
Output:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1 to server version: 4.1.15-Debian_1-log
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.
mysql>
Step
# 4:
Setup
new MySQL root user password
mysql>
use mysql;
mysql> update user set
password=PASSWORD("NEW-ROOT-PASSWORD") where
User='root';
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> quitu
If you want to change password for user name ADMIN just replace root with ADMIN
Step
# 5: Stop MySQL Server:
#
/etc/init.d/mysql stop
Output:
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld
STOPPING server from pid file /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
mysqld_safe[6186]: ended
[1]+ Done mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
Step
# 6:
Start
MySQL server and test it
#
/etc/init.d/mysql start
# mysql -u root -p
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