[webhostfreak]

To reset MySQL root password in Linux/Unix system

1. Log on to your system as the Unix mysql user that the mysqld server runs as.
2. Locate the .pid file that contains the server's process ID. The exact location and name of this file depend on the distribution, host name, and configuration. Common locations are /var/lib/mysql/, /var/run/mysqld/, and /usr/local/mysql/data/. Generally, the file name has an extension of .pid and begins with either mysqld or your system's host name.
3. Create a text file and place the following statements in it. Replace the password with the password that you want to use.
4. UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('MyNewPass') WHERE User='root';
5. Save the file. For this example, the file will be named /home/me/mysql-init. The file contains the password, so it should not be saved where it can be read by other users.
6. Start the MySQL server with the special --init-file option:
7. shell > mysqld_safe --init-file=/home/me/mysql-init &
8. The server executes the contents of the file named by the --init-file option at startup, changing each root account password.
9. After the server has started successfully, delete /home/me/mysql-init.

[mioot]

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[Linux]

Good one. Thanks for sharing it!!!

[Alexandre]

Also, it can be done without a text file