MySQL root password change
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26-01-2021 - |
문제
I have been trying to reset my MySQL root password. I have run the mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables, updated the root password, and checked the user table to make sure it is there. Once restarting the mysql daemon I tried logging in with the new root password that I just set and still get Access denied for user 'root' errors. I have also tried completely removing and reinstalling mysql (including removing the my.cnf file) and still no luck. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do next?
Thanks in advance
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Found it! I forgot to hash the password when I changed it. I used this query to solve my problem:
update user set password=PASSWORD('NEW PASSWORD') where user='root';
I forgot the PASSWORD('NEW PASSWORD')
and just put in the new password in plain text
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SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('mypass');
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
have a look at this from MySQL Reference manual:
First login mysql:
# mysql -u root -p
Then at mysql prompt run:
UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('MyNewPass') WHERE User='root';
Then
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Look at this page for more information: Resetting the Root Password: Unix Systems
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'MyNewPass';
You can find Resetting the Root Password in the MySQL documentation.
This is the updated answer for WAMP v3.0.6 and up
> UPDATE mysql.user
> SET authentication_string=PASSWORD('MyNewPass')
> WHERE user='root';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
In MySQL version 5.7.x there is no more password field in the mysql table. It was replaced with authentication_string. (This is for the terminal/CLI)
UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD('MyNewPass') WHERE user='root';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
(This if for PHPMyAdmin or any Mysql GUI)
Please follow the below steps.
sudo service mysql stop
sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
sudo service mysql start
sudo mysql -u root
use mysql;
show tables;
describe user;
update user set authentication_string=password('1111') where user='root';
login with password 1111
I searched around as well and probably some answers do fit for some situations,
my situation is Mysql 5.7 on a Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS system:
(get root privileges)
$ sudo bash
(set up password for root db user + implement security in steps)
# mysql_secure_installation
(give access to the root user via password in stead of socket)
(+ edit: apparently you need to set the password again?)
(don't set it to 'mySecretPassword'!!!)
# mysql -u root
mysql> USE mysql;
mysql> UPDATE user SET plugin='mysql_native_password' WHERE User='root';
mysql> set password for 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('mySecretPassword');
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;
# service mysql restart
Many thanks to zetacu (and erich) for this excellent answer (after searching a couple of hours...)
Enjoy :-D
S.
Edit (2020):
This method doesn't work anymore, see this question for future reference...
On MySQL 8.0.4+
To update current root user:
select current_user();
set password = 'new_password';
To update other user:
set password for 'otherUser'@'localhost' = 'new_password';
To set password policy before updating password:
set global validate_password.policy = 0;
set password = 'new_password';
set password for 'otherUser'@'localhost' = 'new_password';
Other / better way to update root password:
mysql_secure_installation
Want to stick with 5.x authentication so you can still use legacy apps?
On my.cnf
default_authentication_plugin = mysql_native_password
To update root:
set global validate_password.policy = 0;
alter user 'root'@'localhost' identified with mysql_native_password by 'new_password';
This worked for me -
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'MyNewPass';
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-windows-excerpt/5.7/en/resetting-permissions-windows.html
You have to reset the password! steps for mac osx(tested and working) and ubuntu
Stop MySQL
$ sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop
Start it in safe mode:
$ sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
(above line is the whole command)
This will be an ongoing command until the process is finished so open another shell/terminal window, log in without a password:
$ mysql -u root
mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('password') WHERE User='root';
Start MySQL
sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start
your new password is 'password'.
For MySQL 5.7.6 and later:
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'MyNewPass';
For MySQL 5.7.5 and earlier:
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('MyNewPass');
For the current latest mysql version (8.0.16), none of these answers worked for me.
After looking at several different answers and combining them together, this is what I ended up using that worked:
update user set authentication_string='test' where user='root';
Hope this helps.
Using the mysqladmin command-line utility to alter the MySQL password:
mysqladmin --user=root --password=oldpassword password "newpassword"
a common error i run into from time to time, is that i forget the -p
option, so are you sure you used:
mysql -u root -p
In MySQL 5.7, the password is replaced with 'authentication_string'.
use
update user set authentication_string=password('myfavpassword') where user='root';
Tried the answer from @kta but didn't work for me.
I am using MySQL 8.0
This worked for me:
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = 'yourpassword'
So many coments, but i was helped this method:
sudo mysqladmin -u root password 'my password'
In my case after instalation i had get mysql service without a password for root user, and i was need set the password for my security.
This is for mac users.
Update: On 8.0.15 (maybe already before that version) the PASSWORD() function does not work You have to do:
Make sure you have Stopped MySQL first (above). Run the server in safe mode with privilege bypass:
sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
replace this mysqld_safe with your MySQL path like in my case it was
sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables
then you have to perform the following steps.
mysql -u root
UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=null WHERE User='root';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Then
mysql -u root
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'yourpasswd';
stop all wamp services , exit from wamp.
open notepad then type> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('');
then save it to c: drive with any name .. like this "c:/example.txt"
now goto your "wamp" falder wamp > bin > mysql > mysql(your version) > bin in my case path is "C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.6.17\bin"
now copy your path then run cmd with (ctrl + r) then type "cmd" (enter)
type cd then right click on cmd and paste path (enter) now type (mysqld --init-file=C:\example.txt) without braces then (enter)
then restart PC or open taskmgr and kill mysqld.exe
start wamp and your password will be removed...
For MacOS users, if you forget your root password, @thusharaK's answer(https://stackoverflow.com/a/28601069/5628856) is good, but there are a little more tricks:
If you are using system preference to start mysql serverside, simply
sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
might not work for you.
You have to make sure the command line arguments is same with system start config.
The following command works for me:
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld --user=_mysql --basedir=/usr/local/mysql --datadir=/usr/local/mysql/data --plugin-dir=/usr/local/mysql/lib/plugin --log-error=/usr/local/mysql/data/mysqld.local.err --pid-file=/usr/local/mysql/data/mysqld.local.pid --keyring-file-data=/usr/local/mysql/keyring/keyring --early-plugin-load=keyring_file=keyring_file.so --skip-grant-tables
You can use
ps aux | grep mysql
to check your own.
Or just use interactive configuration:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
On MySQL 8 you need to specify the password hashing method:
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'new-password';
On Ubuntu,
sudo dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5.5
Replace 5.5
with your current version and you will be asked for the new root password.