How do I find out my root MySQL password?

Question

I just installed MySQL on Ubuntu and the root user can\'t log in :)

How can I recover or find out my password? Using blank for password does not work.

Answer 1

Hmm Mysql 5.7.13 to reset all I did was:

$ sudo service mysql stop To stop mysql

$ mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables & Start mysql

$ mysql -u root

Just like the correct answer. Then all I did was do what @eebbesen did.

mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR root@'localhost' = PASSWORD('NEW-password-HERE');

Hope it helps anyone out there :)