How to log in MySQL forgot password

How to log in MySQL forgot password

1. Edit mysql configuration file

vim /etc/my.cnf
....
'// 在文件的[mysqld]标签下添加一句：skip-grant-tables  '

Then save and exit.

2. Restart the database

systemctl restart mysqld

3. Login mysql database without password

mysql -u root 

4. change Password

mysql> use mysql;
mysql> update mysql.user set authentication_string=password('abc123') where user='root';    
'//  其中abc123为重新设置的密码，可以任意设置。'

5. Comment out the skip-grant-tables added in step 1, and restart the server, you can log in to the server with the password you just modified.

 mysql -uroot -pabc123