设置/更改/重置 Mysql root 密码 ubuntu Linux

设置/更改/重置 Mysql root 密码 ubuntu Linux

 

From：http://ubuntu.flowconsult.at/en/mysql-set-change-reset-root-password/

Tested on

- Ubuntu Linux 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon and MySQL 5.0.45. (2007-10-21)

- Ubuntu Linux 6.06 Dapper Drake and MySQL 4.1.15.

Set / change / reset the MySQL root password on Ubuntu Linux. Enter the following lines in your terminal.

1.Stop the MySQL Server.

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop

2.Start the mysqld configuration.

sudo mysqld --skip-grant-tables &

3.Login to MySQL as root.

mysql -u root mysql

4.Replace YOURNEWPASSWORD with your new password!

 

UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD('YOURNEWPASSWORD') WHERE User='root'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; exit;

Note: This method is not regarded as the securest way of resetting the password. However it works.

References:

MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual: How to Reset the Root Password

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/resetting-permissions.html