Recover MySQL root Password

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You can recover MySQL database server password with following five easy steps.


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 # 1 : Stop mysql service

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# /etc/init.d/mysql stopOutput:

Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.Step # 2: Start to MySQL server w/o password:

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# mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &Output:

[1] 5988
Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
mysqld_safe[6025]: startedStep # 3: Connect to mysql server using mysql client:

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# mysql -u rootOutput:

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

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mysql> use mysql;
mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD("NEW-ROOT-PASSWORD") where User='root';
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> quitStep # 5: Stop MySQL Server:

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# /etc/init.d/mysql stopOutput:

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-tablesStep # 6: Start MySQL server and test it
# /etc/init.d/mysql start
# mysql -u root -p