mysql server root password recovery
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- Stop MySQL
# sudo /etc/init.d/mysqld stop
- start mysql in Safe mode
# mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &
- Login as root
# mysql -uroot
- Reset Password
# use mysql; mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD("mynewpassword") where User='root'; mysql> flush privileges; mysql> quit
- Restart
# killall mysqld # /etc/init.d/mysqld start