{"id":1053,"date":"2009-02-05T22:50:43","date_gmt":"2009-02-06T02:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sungeek.net\/unixwiz\/?p=1053"},"modified":"2009-02-19T22:49:22","modified_gmt":"2009-02-20T02:49:22","slug":"mysql-root-password-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sungeek.net\/unixwiz\/2009\/02\/05\/mysql-root-password-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL root password recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quick steps to recovering (aka resetting) the root password on MySQL:<\/p>\n

1. Find the PID of the mysql process
\nps -aef | grep mysqld
\nroot 11889 11090 0 Jun 10 ? 0:00 \/bin\/sh bin\/safe_mysqld
\nmysql 11909 11889 0 Jun 10 ? 525:44 \/local\/mysql-5.0.45-solaris10-i386\/bin\/mysqld --basedir=\/local\/mysql-5.0.45-sol<\/p>\n

<\/code>
\n2. Kill the mysql process; kill 11909<\/code> Make sure not to use a -9…
\n3. Create a file that the user that runs mysql can access; and place in it the following:
\n
\nUPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('FozzyBear') WHERE User='root';
\nFLUSH PRIVILEGES;
\n<\/code><\/p>\n

4. Start mysql: mysqld_safe --init-file=\/path\/to\/file &<\/code>
\n5. Try to connect as root now, if it works, delete the temp file; stop and restart mysql.<\/p>\n

Granted, the above can be done by any one who knows the password for the account that MySQL runs under, or has root access to the machine. I usually leave the mysql UNIX account in a locked state, so no one can su to it, so you have to have access to root, to be able to su to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Quick steps to recovering (aka resetting) the root password on MySQL: 1. Find the PID of the mysql process ps -aef | grep mysqld root 11889 11090 0 Jun 10 ? 0:00 \/bin\/sh bin\/safe_mysqld mysql 11909 11889 0 Jun 10 ? 525:44 \/local\/mysql-5.0.45-solaris10-i386\/bin\/mysqld –basedir=\/local\/mysql-5.0.45-sol 2. Kill the mysql process; kill 11909 Make sure not to … <\/p>\n

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