Comments on: Rescuing lost mysql root password http://john-hunt.com/2005/06/27/rescuing-lost-mysql-root-password/ Open source, Linux, Developer tips, Beer, Whatever Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:16:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: andy http://john-hunt.com/2005/06/27/rescuing-lost-mysql-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-5 andy Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:13:19 +0000 http://www.john-hunt.com/?p=10#comment-5 Thanks John. for newbies like me: you need to login to the mysql server before you can update the tables (#2 step). It will let you login without a password. Then restart it :) Mine accepted single quotes v5 on debian etch. If i remember correctly i believe version 4 also accepts single quotes. Thanks John.

for newbies like me: you need to login to the mysql server before you can update the tables (#2 step). It will let you login without a password. Then restart it :)

Mine accepted single quotes v5 on debian etch. If i remember correctly i believe version 4 also accepts single quotes.

]]> By: michelle http://john-hunt.com/2005/06/27/rescuing-lost-mysql-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-4 michelle Wed, 31 May 2006 03:51:23 +0000 http://www.john-hunt.com/?p=10#comment-4 need double quotes around password and user: UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD("newpwd") WHERE User="root"; as john mentioned above, you have to use sudo need double quotes around password and user:

UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD(“newpwd”) WHERE User=”root”;

as john mentioned above, you have to use sudo

]]> By: John http://john-hunt.com/2005/06/27/rescuing-lost-mysql-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-3 John Wed, 12 Oct 2005 08:39:59 +0000 http://www.john-hunt.com/?p=10#comment-3 It should be here: /usr/bin/mysqld_safe If not, try: locate mysqld_safe Remember though, you'll have to be root to use this, or use sudo /usr/bin/mysqld_safe. It should be here:
/usr/bin/mysqld_safe

If not, try:
locate mysqld_safe

Remember though, you’ll have to be root to use this, or use sudo /usr/bin/mysqld_safe.

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