mysql5.7 forgotten password recovery linux

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1. Open the configuration file with vim mysql /etc/my.cnf (directory in which your own judgment), the [mysqld] followed by a following code. If there is no [mysqld] to add their own

   skip-grant-tables

2. Restart mysql

   service mysql restart

3. Log in with a blank password and change the root password mysql

   update user set authentication_string = password ( '这里填新密码' ) where user= 'root' ; 

4. Open the configuration file mysql my.cnf, remove [mysqld] plus part of the code just behind
5. Restart mysql

   service mysql restart