Changing MySql Database root Password

By | 21/09/2012
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To change MySql database root password We have to restart MySql server with skip_grant_table option.

Edit my.cnf for linux file or my.ini file for windows and add following line in this file.

skip_grant_table=1

Then restart MySql Service. After restart you can log in MySql server without using password.

Change root password by running.

UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('New_Password') WHERE User='root';
 
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Remove skip_grant_table option and restart MySql. After that you can use your new password.