How to set MySQL root password
SET MYSQL ROOT PASSWORD
What is Mysql default Password?
The default user for MySQL is the root; by default, it has no password. If you set a password for MySQL and you can’t recall it, you can always reset it and choose another one.
How to set Mysql root Password?
Login to MySQL > Assign a password using Alter command > Flush the privileges to reload the grant tables in the database.
root@ubuntu ~]# mysql
mysql> Alter user 'root'@'localhost' identified by 'KAvghytfJA{3ab';
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> exit;
- How to Reset/Recover Mysql root Password (8v)
1. Stop Mysql Service.
root@ubuntu ~]# systemctl stop mysql
2. Ensure mysqld dir exists and set the owner.
root@ubuntu ~]# mkdir /var/run/mysqld
root@ubuntu ~]# chown mysql /var/run/mysqld
3. Start MySQL with --skip grant-tables& option
root@ubuntu ~]# mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &
When the --skip-grant-tables option is used, anyone can connect to the database server without a password and with all privileges granted.
4. Login without a Password.
root@ubuntu ~]# mysql -u root
5. Reset the Root Password
mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=null WHERE User='root';
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'your_password_here';
mysql> flush privileges;
6. After Resetting make sure all MYSQL processes are stopped before starting the service again.
root@ubuntu ~]# killall -u mysql
7. Start Mysql service
root@ubuntu ~]# systemctl start mysql
ERROR: After mysql/MariaDB installation on the Linux server, followed by the launch of mysql_secure_installation script, we may encounter this error:
For MySQL 5.7.6 and newer versions / For MariaDB 10.1.20 and newer versions, use the following command.
1. Log in to MySQL and run the below command to set/change a password for the root user.
- Follow the steps to set mysql root password in Ubuntu/RHEL/Debian/Cent OS (MYSQL):
root@ubuntu ~]# mysql
mysql> Alter user 'root'@'localhost' identified by 'KAvghytfJA{3ab';
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> exit;
mysql Ver 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 for Linux on x86_64 ((Ubuntu))
For MySQL 5.7.4 and older versions / MariaDB 10.1.20 and older versions, use the following command:
- Follow the steps to set mysql root password in Ubuntu/RHEL/Debian/Cent OS (MariaDB):
MariaDB [(none)]>SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('KAvghytfJA{3ab');
MariaDB [(none)]>flush privileges;
MariaDB [(none)]> exit;
mysql Ver 15.1 Distrib 5.5.68-MariaDB, for Linux (x86_64) using readline 5.1
2. Restart the MYSQL server and continue installing Ezeelogin
root@ubuntu ~]# systemctl restart MySQL
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