I don’t know how many times I have forgotten passwords, you would think I would learn to keep them safe somewhere. Well, if you are forgetful like me, here is how to reset the root password of mysql.
#/etc/init.d/mysql stop
#mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables &
#mysql -u root
mysql> use mysql;
mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD(“newpass”) where User=’root’;
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> quit
#/etc/init.d/mysql stop
#/etc/init.d/mysql start
#mysql -u root -p
Now you can login as root with your new password.