设置/更改/重置 Mysql root 密码 ubuntu Linux
Tested on
- Ubuntu Linux 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon and MySQL 5.0.45. (2007-10-21)
- Ubuntu Linux 6.06 Dapper Drake and MySQL 4.1.15.
Set / change / reset the MySQL root password on Ubuntu Linux. Enter the following lines in your terminal.
1.Stop the MySQL Server.
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
2.Start the mysqld configuration.
sudo mysqld --skip-grant-tables &
3.Login to MySQL as root.
mysql -u root mysql
4.Replace YOURNEWPASSWORD with your new password!
UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD('YOURNEWPASSWORD') WHERE User='root'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; exit;
Note: This method is not regarded as the securest way of resetting the password. However it works.
References:
MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual: How to Reset the Root Password
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/resetting-permissions.html