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 there. Once restarting the mysql daemon I tried logging in with the new root password that I just set and still get Access denied for user 'root' errors. I have also tried completely removing and reinstalling mysql (including removing the my.cnf file) and still no luck. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do next?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

hava a look at this from MySQL Reference manual:

UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('MyNewPass') WHERE User='root';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Look at this page for more information: Resetting the Root Password: Unix Systems

Answer 3

Found it! I forgot to hash the password when I changed it. I used this query to solve my problem:

update user set password=PASSWORD('NEW PASSWORD') where user='root';

I forgot the PASSWORD('NEW PASSWORD') and just put in the new password in plain text

Answer 4

This is the updated answer for WAMP v3.0.6 and up

> UPDATE mysql.user 
> SET authentication_string=PASSWORD('MyNewPass') 
> WHERE user='root';

>FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

In MySQL version 5.7.x there is no more password field in the mysql table. It was replaced with authentication_string.

Answer 5

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 6

You have to reset the password! steps for mac osx(tested and working) and ubuntu

Stop MySQL

$ sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop

Start it in safe mode:

$ sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables

(above line is the whole command)

This will be an ongoing command until the process is finished so open another shell/terminal window, log in without a password:

$ mysql -u root

mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('password') WHERE User='root';

Start MySQL

sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start

your new password is 'password'.

Answer 7

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

You can find Resetting the Root Password in the MySQL documentation.

Answer 8

I searched around as well and probably some answers do fit for some situations,

my situation is Mysql 5.7 on a Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS system:

(get root privileges)

$ sudo bash

(set up password for root db user + implement security in steps)

# mysql_secure_installation

(give access to the root user via password in stead of socket)

(+ edit: apparently you need to set the password again?)

(don't set it to 'mySecretPassword'!!!)

# mysql -u root

mysql> USE mysql;
mysql> UPDATE user SET plugin='mysql_native_password' WHERE User='root';
mysql> set password for 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('mySecretPassword'); 
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;

# service mysql restart

Many thanks to zetacu (and erich) for this excellent answer (after searching a couple of hours...)

Enjoy :-D

S.

Answer 9

a common error i run into from time to time, is that i forget the -p option, so are you sure you used:

mysql -u root -p

Answer 10

In MySQL 5.7, the password is replaced with 'authentication_string'.

use

update user set authentication_string=password('myfavpassword') where user='root';

Answer 11

For the current latest mysql version (8.0.16), none of these answers worked for me.

After looking at several different answers and combining them together, this is what I ended up using that worked:

update user set authentication_string='test' where user='root';

Hope this helps.

Answer 12

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 13

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

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

Source

Answer 14

stop all wamp services , exit from wamp.

open notepad then type> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('');

then save it to c: drive with any name .. like this "c:/example.txt"

now goto your "wamp" falder wamp > bin > mysql > mysql(your version) > bin in my case path is "C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.6.17\bin"

now copy your path then run cmd with (ctrl + r) then type "cmd" (enter)

type cd then right click on cmd and paste path (enter) now type (mysqld --init-file=C:\example.txt) without braces then (enter)

then restart PC or open taskmgr and kill mysqld.exe

start wamp and your password will be removed...

Answer 15

For MacOS users, if you forget your root password, @thusharaK's answer(https://stackoverflow.com/a/28601069/5628856) is good, but there are a little more tricks:

If you are using system preference to start mysql serverside, simply

sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables

might not work for you.

You have to make sure the command line arguments is same with system start config.

The following command works for me:

/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld --user=_mysql --basedir=/usr/local/mysql --datadir=/usr/local/mysql/data --plugin-dir=/usr/local/mysql/lib/plugin --log-error=/usr/local/mysql/data/mysqld.local.err --pid-file=/usr/local/mysql/data/mysqld.local.pid --keyring-file-data=/usr/local/mysql/keyring/keyring --early-plugin-load=keyring_file=keyring_file.so --skip-grant-tables

You can use

ps aux | grep mysql

to check your own.

Answer 16

Tried the answer from @kta but didn't work for me.

I am using MySQL 8.0

This worked for me:

mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = 'yourpassword'

Answer 17

On Ubuntu,

sudo dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5.5 

Replace 5.5 with your current version and you will be asked for the new root password.

Answer 18

So many coments, but i was helped this method:

sudo mysqladmin -u root password 'my password'

In my case after instalation i had get mysql service without a password for root user, and i was need set the password for my security.

Answer 19

On MySQL 8.0.4+

To update current root user:

    select current_user();
    set password = 'new_password';

To update other user:

    set password for 'otherUser'@'localhost' = 'new_password';

To set password policy before updating password:

    set global validate_password.policy = 0;
    set password = 'new_password';
    set password for 'otherUser'@'localhost' = 'new_password';

Other / better way to update root password:

    mysql_secure_installation

Want to stick with 5.x authentication so you can still use legacy apps?

On my.cnf

    default_authentication_plugin = mysql_native_password

To update root:

    set global validate_password.policy = 0;
    alter user 'root'@'localhost' identified with mysql_native_password by 'new_password';