How To Reset MySQL Root Password
This will helps when you forget MySQL root password and not able to access MySQL service on the server. Here are the steps to reset MySQL password :
root@server [~] /etc/init.d/mysqld stop
Now start MySQL server without password:
root@server [~] mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables &
root@server [~] mysql
After that you can get the mysql prompt then run the following command
mysql >use mysql;
mysql >update user set password=PASSWORD(“NEWPASSWORD“) where User=’root’;
mysql > quit;
root@server [~] /etc/init.d/mysqld stop
root@server [~] /etc/init.d/mysqld start
Now you can access your mysql service by using the password you have set
[root@server ~]# mysql -u root -p
DONE !! ?