How to Recover a MySQL root password. Stop the MySQL server process. Start again with no grant tables.
How to Recover a MySQL root password. Stop the MySQL server process. Start again with no grant tables. Login to MySQL as root. Set new password. Exit MySQL and restart MySQL server # /etc/init.d/mysql stop # mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables & # mysql -u root mysql> use mysql; mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD(“newrootpassword”) where User=’root’; mysql> flush privileges; mysql> quit # /etc/init.d/mysql stop # /etc/init.d/mysql start Yes, the steps you provided are generally correct for recovering a MySQL root password. Here’s a…