MacOSX homebrew mysql root password

Question

For some reason MySQL stopped giving access for root. Uninstalled and reinstalled with Homebrew. Fresh install, fresh tables but when I enter

mysql -u root -         


        

Answer 1

Just run this command (where NEWPASS is your password):

$(brew --prefix mysql)/bin/mysqladmin -u root password NEWPASS

I have had the same error and fixed it this way.