mysql-5.7.26 root root password reset

mysql reset root password is not complicated, but reset at each version is slightly different way, is the method under the 5.7.26 version are listed below.

1 Close mysql database

    ps -ef | grep mysqld

  kill -9 pid ## there is need to kill the two processes

2 Start mysql, plus --skip-grant-tables option, the following command to switch to the line mysql installation directory under the bin directory.

./mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables 

3 landing mysql, mysql database switch to

./mysql -uroot

use mysql

4 Change mysql root password, refresh permission

update user set authentication_string=password('********') where user='root' and host='localhost';

flush privileges;

5 Close mysql database, normal restart, you can log in with the new password.