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

Got this error after installing mysql via home brew.

So first remove the installation. Then Reinstall via Homebrew

brew update
brew doctor
brew install mysql

Then restart mysql service

 mysql.server restart

Then run this command to set your new root password.

 mysql_secure_installation

Finally it will ask to reload the privileges. Say yes. Then login to mysql again. And use the new password you have set.

mysql -u root -p