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Resetting MySQL Passwords on Linux Servers

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Last Updated: June 22, 2011 1:36 PM

Before resetting your MySQL password, you must access your server as the root user.

To Reset MySQL Passwords on Linux Servers

  1. To stop MySQL and restart in safe mode: At the command prompt, type the following commands and press Enter after each.
    service mysqld stop
    killall mysqld
    mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables&
  2. To reset the admin password and permissions: At the command prompt, type the following command and press Enter.
    mysql psa -e "flush privileges; grant all privileges on *.* to 'admin'@'localhost' identified by "password""

    NOTE: Replace "password" with your Parallels Plesk Panel or cPanel administrative password.

  3. To stop safe mode and restart MySQL: At the command prompt, type the following commands and press Enter after each.
    killall mysqld
    service mysqld start