Stuck with Access Denied for user 'root'@'localhost' - Terminal, Mac

Question

I am stuck when trying to access mysql. It\'s my first time so please be patient with me.

Initially I was try to set up Ruby and Rails and everything worked perfrec

Answer 1

One method:

1. stop your MySQL server.

2. start your MySQL server with the --skip-grant-tables option. It allows you to connect to the server without a password.

   /path/to/mysqld --skip-grant-tables &
   

3. connect to your server using the mysql client:

   mysql
   

4. change the root password (replace NewPassord by what you want):

   UPDATE mysql.user SET password=PASSWORD('NewPassord') WHERE user='root';
   

5. restart yout MySQL server.

There are others ways to reset the MySQL root password: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/resetting-permissions.html