Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: Yes) after password reset LINUX

Question

I have a MySQL installed on my linux server, I forgot it\'s password so I went and changed it using the methods I found on the web. What I did was as follows:

Answer 1

Actually I took a closer look at the user table in mysql database, turns out someone prior to me edited the ssl_type field for user root to SSL.

I edited that field and restarted mysql and it worked like a charm.

Thanks.