Reset MySQL root password using ALTER USER statement after install on Mac

Question

I\'m new to the whole Mac experience. I recently installed MySQL and it seems I have to reset the password after install. It won\'t let me do anything else.

Now I al

Answer 1

Run these:

$ cd /usr/local/mysql/bin
$ ./mysqladmin -u root password 'password'

Then run

./mysql -u root

It should log in. Now run FLUSH privileges;

Then exit the MySQL console and try logging in. If that doesn't work run these:

$ mysql -u root
mysql> USE mysql;
mysql> UPDATE user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD("XXXXXXX") WHERE User='root';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> quit

Change xxxxxx to ur new password. Then try logging in again.

Update. See this http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/resetting-permissions.html

It should solve your problem.

If you are on oracle try this

ALTER USER username IDENTIFIED BY password