MySQL root password change

Question

I have been trying to reset my MySQL root password. I have run the mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables, updated the root password, and checked the user table to make sure it is

Answer 1

For MySQL 5.7.6 and later:

ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'MyNewPass';

For MySQL 5.7.5 and earlier:

SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('MyNewPass');

Answer 2

Using the mysqladmin command-line utility to alter the MySQL password:

mysqladmin --user=root --password=oldpassword password "newpassword"

Source

Answer 3

Please follow the below steps.

step1. stop mysql

step2. sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables

step3.mysql -u root

step4.use mysql;

step5.show tables;

step6.describe user;

step7.update user set authentication_string=password('1111') where user='root';

login with password 1111

Answer 4

SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('mypass');
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;