Recover MySQL root Password
Step # 1 : Stop mysql service
# /etc/init.d/mysqld stop
Step # 2: Start to MySQL server without a password:
# mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &
Step # 3: Connect to mysql server using mysql client:
# mysql -u root
mysql>
Step # 4: Setup new MySQL root user password
mysql> use mysql;
mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD("New-Password") where User="root";
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> quit
mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD("New-Password") where User="root";
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> quit
Step # 5: Stop MySQL Server:
# /etc/init.d/mysqld stop
Step # 6: Start MySQL server
# /etc/init.d/mysqld start
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