Resetting your mysql root password

Duffy — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:33:40 +0000

Create a mysql table dump to reset the password

UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('YOUR-NEW-MYSQL-PASSWORD') WHERE User='root';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Now we need to start mysql in safe mode and import the mysql table dump
```
mysqld_safe --init-file=/path/to/mysql/table/dump &
```

Finally we need to kill mysql and start it in normal mode
```
killall mysqld
/etc/init.d/mysql start
```

Your password should now be reset to the one you specified in the mysql table dump

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