Linux Mysql Root password Recovery, Recover MySQL root Password

Recovery Mysql root Password

Step 1: Stop mysql service

# /etc/init.d/mysql stop

Step 2: Start to MySQL server w/o password

# mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &

Step 3: Connect to mysql server using mysql client

# mysql -u root

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> quit

Step 5: Stop MySQL Server

# /etc/init.d/mysql stop

Step 6: Start MySQL server and test it

# /etc/init.d/mysql start

# mysql -u root -p