change root password mysql
#First Login with administrative account (Even root itself)
mysql> use mysql;
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD("NewPassword");
mysql> flush privileges;
#Now quit and login
mysql> quit
mysql -u root -p
#Click enter and It will prompt you to enter password
#Just to be safe you should also still try to log in without entering a passwordchange mysql root password
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'yourpasswd';
exit;mysql root password reset
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
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';remove root password mysql
mysqladmin -u root -pType_in_your_current_password_here password ''Copyright © 2021 Codeinu
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