Reset Forgotten MySQL Root Password

Have you ever forgotten the root password on one of your MySQL servers? No? Well maybe I’m not as perfect as you. This is a quick h00tow (how to) reset your MySQL root password. It does require root access on your server. If you have forgotten that password wait for another article. Original article posted on reset mysql root password.

How To Reset The Root Password In The Mysql Reference Manual On Mac Software

I just installed MySQL on Mac OS X. The next step was setting the root user password, so I did this next: Launch the terminal app to access the Unix command line. The MySQL root password allows access only to the MySQL database. Use the following steps to reset a MySQL root password by using the command line interface. Stop the MySQL service. Short video describing how to change lost mysql root password on Mac OS X (Mavericks). Install MySQL and Set MySQL root user password on Mac OS X. Forgot your Mac Password? Reset it Without.

First things first. Log in as root and stop the mysql daemon. Now lets start up the mysql daemon and skip the grant tables which store the passwords.

mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables

You should see mysqld start up successfully. If not, well you have bigger issues. Now you should be able to connect to mysql without a password.

How To Reset The Root Password In The Mysql Reference Manual On Mac Computer

Now kill your running mysqld, then restart it normally. You should be good to go. Try not to forget your password again.