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

This worked for me for MAC https://flipdazed.github.io/blog/osx%20maintenance/set-up-mysql-osx

Start mysql by running

brew services start mysql

Run the installation script

mysql_secure_installation

You will be asked to set up a setup VALIDATE PASSWORD plugin. Enter y to do this.

Select the required password validation (Doesn’t really matter if it is just you using the database)

Now select y for all the remaining options: Remove anon. users; disallow remote root logins; remove test database; reload privileges tables. Now you should receive a message of

All done!