MYSQL Change Password
Change MySQL root password in Linux
To change MySQL's root user password:
Step 1:
Stop the MySQL server..in Ubuntu or Debian:
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
.in CentOS, Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
sudo /etc/init.d/mysqld stop
Step 2:
Start the MySQL server without the privilege system.sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &
or, if mysqld_safe is unavailable,
sudo mysqld --skip-grant-tables &
Step 3:
Connect to the MySQL server.mysql -u root
Step 4:
Set a new password for root user.Version > 5.7
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Version ≤ 5.7
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('new_password');
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Note:
The ALTER USER syntax was introduced in MySQL 5.7.6.Step 5:
Restart the MySQL server..in Ubuntu or Debian:
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
.in CentOS, Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
sudo /etc/init.d/mysqld stop
sudo /etc/init.d/mysqld start