Can't reset root password with --skip-grant-tables on ubuntu 16

Question

I am trying to reset the root password following MysqlPasswordReset but when I try to start the server with --skip-grant-tables the server doesn\'t start

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Answer 1

pedronalbert's answer above worked for me but the last step is now deprecated and throws the following warning:

Warning | 1287 | 'SET PASSWORD FOR = PASSWORD('')' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use SET PASSWORD FOR = '' instead

Use this command instead:

SET PASSWORD FOR root = '';