MySQL root password change

Question

I have been trying to reset my MySQL root password. I have run the mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables, updated the root password, and checked the user table to make sure it is

Answer 1

So many coments, but i was helped this method:

sudo mysqladmin -u root password 'my password'

In my case after instalation i had get mysql service without a password for root user, and i was need set the password for my security.