Recover MySQL root Password Rumi, December 19, 2011 Step # 1 : Stop mysql service # /etc/init.d/mysql stop Output: Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. Step # 2: Start to MySQL server w/o password: # mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables & Output:[1] 5988 Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql mysqld_safe[6025]: started Step # 3: Connect to mysql server using mysql client: # mysql -u root Output:Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 1 to server version: 4.1.15-Debian_1-log Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer. mysql> Step # 4: Setup new MySQL root user password mysql> use mysql; mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD("NEW-ROOT-PASSWORD") where User='root'; mysql> flush privileges; mysql> quit Step # 5: Stop MySQL Server: # /etc/init.d/mysql stop Output: Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld STOPPING server from pid file /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid mysqld_safe[6186]: ended [1]+ Done mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables Step # 6: Start MySQL server and test it # /etc/init.d/mysql start # mysql -u root -p Src: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/recover-mysql-root-password.html Collected Articles Configurations (Linux) MySQL