To reset a root password that you forgot (using paths on our
system):
[root@host root]#killall mysqld
[root@host root]#/usr/libexec/mysqld -Sg --user=root &
[root@host root]# mysql
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1 to server version: 3.23.41
Type 'help;' or 'h' for help. Type 'c' to clear the buffer.
mysql> USE mysql
Reading table information for completion of table and column
names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with
-A
Database changed
mysql> UPDATE user
-> SET password=password("newpassword")
-> WHERE user="root";
Query OK, 2 rows affected (0.04 sec)
Rows matched: 2 Changed: 2 Warnings: 0
mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
mysql> exit;
[root@host root]#killall mysqld
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