MYSQL :: Change The Root User Password

Can Not Change Password For Root-user
I can't seem to change the password for my root-user in MySQL.

When I go into mysql and type;

UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('mypassword') WHERE User='root' AND Host='localhost';

I get the following error;

ERROR 1044: Access denied for user: '@localhost' to database 'mysql'

How can I change my root-password in the best way?

How Do I Change The Root Password?
My MySQL program won't let me make new databases, and I suspect the reason is that I installed the thing using Terminal on Mac OSX, following various tutorials I found on the web. Not that the tuts were bad, but it's just I really had no idea what I was doing - just typing things in exactly as told and trying to guess when things weren't spelled out.

Anyway, at some point in the process, I was supposedly supposed to set the root password for MySQL, but it never came up. So i went looking for tutorials on how to set it (most said you had to set it directly after installation), and tried it, but the thing wouldn't let me set it. There was some kind of error that had to do with permissions, like I wasn't allowed.

Basically i think it wasn't letting me set the root password because I didn't know the root password. Which of course means I'm up the proverbial chocolate creek without a paddle. I tried to reinstall the thing, but the same issue came up. Wants the password that I never got the opportunity to set. I tried like five times, then just gave up and forgot about the whole thing and went to bed.

Can Not Change Root Password?
When I typed in:

mysqladmin -uroot password NEW-PASS where NEW-PASS is my password of choice

no errors

in order to verify the password for root
I typed in
mysql -uroot -p
I was prompted for a password. If ignored password and press enter, no problem
if enter the NEW-PASS
It gave me errors like this:

ERROR 1045: access denied for user: 'root@127.0.0.1' (using password:YES)

It seems that I am not able to change password for root.
Anybody know how to alter root password?

Change Root Password
I have MySQL installed on my MacBook Pro, which I'm using to construct web sites, though I'm still very new to it. I used a pre-made installer package, which regrettably I can't find at the moment.

Of late I wanted to get in some practice securing the thing, so my first order of business was to set a root password, since phpMyAdmin was warning me about that. Unfortunately my terminal window no longer recalls exactly what I did, but it resulted in the following error, though I thought I was following the instructions in the manual exactly for changing a password:

mycomputer:/usr/local/mysql-5.0.41-osx10.4-i686 william$ sudo mysql
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

So then I followed the instructions here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/resetting-permissions.html to reset the password. After restarting the server, I now get this:

mycomputer:~ william$ sudo mysql -u root
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) .

Change MySQL Root Password
My current user/pswd for my localhost is root/"" (no password). I'm following the directions in the mysql command line window (im on windows and installed mysql via wamp) and can't get to change the darn thing.

How To Change Root Password And Port
I have recently installed MySQL 3.23 on Windows 2000 Server. Can anyone tell me how do I change the root password and default port of MySQL?

Root Password Change Does Not Work
I am facing a funny situation. All of a sudden my root password to the mysql server version 3.23.49 stopped working. I reset the password and tried logging in again, but what ever I do, I am unable to login as root. If I skip grant tables, I am able to, but not otherwise.

Restart MySQL Service After Root Password Change
I installed mySQL on a Win2k machine and tried to change the root password,
which didn't seem to work.

I changed it this way:

c:>mysql
mysql> use mysql
mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD('test') where user='root';
mysql> exit

and then tried to login this way:

c:>mysql -u root -p
password: test

which didn't work. Then, after many unsuccessful attempts, I restarted the
service and suddenly the password I had set worked. Then I realized that (at
least for the root password) I needed to restart the mySQL service everytime
I changed the root password, otherwise it would not become effective.

Is this by design??? Am I doing something wrong?

User Cant Change Own Password
to change a password a user would need update privileges
on an entire column, so she could change anyones password. [on a particular table]
Am I right?
so mySQL users cant change their own passwords, they have to plead with the admin...

Change User Password
i am using mysql version 4.0.27-standard with php myadmin. i do not want to change the root password. in mysql section of my cpanel there is no link to modify or change mysql user, only delete or create it

Can't Change Anonymous User Password
As defined in the Manual under '2.9.3. Securing the Initial MySQL Accounts' I'm trying to change the passwords for the anonymous user and I'm getting an error.

mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR ''@'localhost' = PASSWORD('password1');
ERROR 1133 (42000): Can't find any matching row in the user table
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR ''@'%' = PASSWORD('password2');
ERROR 1133 (42000): Can't find any matching row in the user table

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Also I'm having another issue. I can't run the commands from the /mysql/bin directory.

C:mysql50in>mysqlshow
mysqlshow: Access denied for user 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

This does work.
C:mysql50in>mysqlshow -u root -p

Change Your User Name And Password For MySQL
I only know and have access to a password to access MySQL.

So how do we know what our user name is or how do we change our user name and password for MySQL once we have and know this information?

Can I Set Database User Password When No Root Pw Is Set
I have installed PHPBB MediaWiki and SugarCRM on Ubuntu Server LAMP. I initially tried to set the root password on install and then could not log back in. After reinstall this is what I did for a new non root user.

root@invest:~# mysql -V
mysql Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.38, for pc-linux-gnu (i486) using readline 5.2

grant CREATE,INSERT,DELETE,UPDATE,SELECT on pauldb.* to paul@localhost;

set password for paul = password('mysecretpassword');

flush privileges;
exit;

Then when i go to login with this user I can't.

I have not set a password for root because the same thing happened when I tried to set root pw immediately after install of the database. This time I am trying to work out the access issue with a new user i have created. This way I still have access since and I won't have to reinstall the db.

Change User Password In Stored Procedure
I want to give my database users the ability to change their passwords. I have set up the access to be allowed from localhost and any host (%) so I tried to set up a SP like this:

CREATE PROCEDURE `mydb`.`ChangePwd` (IN p VARCHAR(45))
BEGIN
SET PASSWORD FOR 'userx'@'localhost' = PASSWORD(p);
SET PASSWORD FOR 'userx'@'%' = PASSWORD(p);
END

But MySql always gives my an error 1064 saying that theres an error witn my syntax near (p). Any ideas?

I now that "set password for..." works for users that want to change their password for localhost access, but not for the entry 'username'@'%' so I want to use an SP that runs with root privileges.

Access Denied For User 'root'@'localhost' (using Password: YES)
I am trying to login to mysql using 'mysql -u root -p' with password.but iam getting this error "Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)".

i have googled for this error and i saw that if i enter a wrong password i get this error.but i am 100% sure that the password is right because i used it in a sample program where i gave that password to connect to mysql.

Access Denied For User 'root'@'localhost' (using Password: NO)
i've use ASP before though with microsoft access db, odbc connection. I'ved tried installing the php windows installer to my winxp(with IIS) and then mysql server 4.3.1 everything installed Code:

Error: 'Access Denied For User: 'root@localhost' (Using Password: NO)'
I've installed MySQL 4.0.26 on OSX 10.3.9 client version using the standard darwin 7.9.0 PKG. Installation seemed to go fine but I can only access Mysql with
urs/local/mysql/bin/mysql test

To my knowledge I never sent a root or user password.
When I come to try and set a password or create a database I am asked for my password.
When I try and enter it the imput is frozen and the only keystroke that will work is 'enter' then I get a error message that tells me that it is the incorrect password.
I have tried all of the different login and password reset commands I can find but to no avail.

How To Change "#1226 - User 'root' Has Exceeded The 'max_questions' Resource" Error
I seem to have set a max_questions variable on my system and my admin console and command prompt don't work with this response:

"#1226 - User 'root' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource"

How to fix?

And how do I not make thisw mistake again?

ERROR 1045: Access Denied For User: '"root"@localhost' (Using Password: YES)
I have been working on this for three days (about 16 hours) to no avail. I have root access on a dedicated server running whm/cpanel on Redhat 9. I have followed every instruction from mysql.com as well as every suggestion I've been able to find.

These are the two errors I bounce between:

ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: '"root"@localhost' (Using password: YES)

and

ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111)

I'm out of ideas.

Root User Denied Access To Fetch User List.
I can still log onto MySQL administrator or the command line program but I somehow appear to have lost all priveliges to alter or view the user list from this account. Even under the command line interface I can login but it tells me access is denied when I try to alter "root" permissions on a database.

I cannot seem to log onto any of the other accounts created but obviously if I could get into the user admin I could solve this.

Random Password Vs. User Created Password For Site Login
Are there any security issues or other concerns that make one preferable? The client is pushing for user created passwords.

I'm mapping out the basic functionality and front-end for a MySQL/PHP back-end that will be completed by a third party. I'm a novice to MySQL but familiar with PHP and their interaction. Mainly looking for anything to support one method over the other.

Deleted Root User From 'user' Database!
I so stupidly deleted the root user from my mysql > user database. Now I can't login to mysql. I uninstalled the rpm and reinstalled it but it still won't let me setup a new root user. How can I delete the mysql data files so that I start again, fresh? Where are these files located? I can't find them anywhere after removing the RPM but they are obviously there because upon reinstalling the RPM I'm still in the same position--I try to do

mysqladmin -u root password 'password'

but it says "Access denied for user root@localhost"

Deleted Root User From Mysql.user !!!
While trying to grant access to root user, i deleted all entries for root from mysql.user.

I've tried to use root% (anonimous built-in administrator user) but to no good).

Is there another admin user i could use to run mysql monitor and insert root records to mysql.user? I've read

Could I use a copy of the mysql.user table?

I'm using version 5.0.16-standard on Linux Fedora Core 3.

Before ruinin the root user, i made a backup of a databasefrom the same server (not mysql database); i was wondering if that backup contains the mysql.user information somehow?

Root Denied Access, Cant Change To OLD_PASSWORD
I do what you see under, but get an error. I am trying to install wordpress localy on my macintosh, which should take 5 minutes, but it takes houres and days. This ' characters are to be in the command s? strange that errpr message does state that the user which is denied is nowhere, I am there is nothing between ' and '. The root uder IS activated on the system. I use OS X 10.4.1

gher is what i get.

mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR
-> 'root'@'localhost'=OLD_PASSWORD('thepassword');
ERROR 1044 (42000): Access denied for user ''@'localhost' to database 'mysql'
mysql>

Password Change
I run cold fusion 4.5 sp 2 on a windows 2000 server. I use Mysql for a couple of databases. When I set up the Mysql I put in a user name and password. Then as I created two databases when it assigned those databases the password and username as root and "" as the password.

Two years later the databases stop working in the middle of the night. In stead of using the default passwords and user name it now requires the orginal user name and password for the server. Is it possible for the data bases to forget their default user name and password or do you think some one broke in and inadvertantly changed them to the Mysql server username and password??

How To Change Db Name And Db Password?
i changed my hosting'soffers(i was on free hosting and i paid to clean up the advetises) and i received by email my new db name and password! i don't know how to chage it !

Change Password
I am borderline about to throw my computer out the window....I have installed, removed, installed again, removed again mysql 5.0 on my brand new Fedora 5 core with little success. I am logged in as root, and can get mysqld to start, however when I attempt to change my password by the following: mysql -u root I get the following message:

ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

Root Password
So the root password was set to something that is currently unknown, how can I go about resetting it?

I can see in the mysql database, ie the following path

C:/program files/mysql/data/mysql

in the file user.MYD that the user root appears to have password root but it does not seem to work. Any ideas? I don't have the disk to reinstall at the moment. Running version 4.0.21-nt

Old 'root' Password
I'm trying to install MySQL server 5.1 on Windows and I'm getting error # 2003. It seems that I have a previous installation (which I must have forgotten) which I uninstalled but the old root password is still in the data dir which was not removed in the uninstall and I require it to create a new one. How do I -

a) remove the old one or
b) discover the old password so I can reuse it ??

Password Except Root
I know that there is default user and password in MySql as root and admin, but i want to create my own user and password like xxxx as a user name and yyy as a password so please tell me the procedure to create the user.

Root Password
I installed mysql correctly I am assuming
navigated to mysqlin and ran mysqladmin

C:Program FilesMySQLin>mysqladmin -u root -p password
Enter password: ***********
mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES)'

C:Program FilesMySQLin>mysqladmin -u root -p password
Enter password:
mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: NO)'

I am unable to log on as root and change the password. It says leave the password blank by default. I still will not let me connect. Do I have to start mysql.exe and type the mysql admin -u root from there

Root Password
i am new to mysql.i have installed mysql software which is provided with Linux CD .i need to provide password to root.i updated the user table to give password to the root.after restarting the mysqld service , i couldnt enter into mysql .one error message is displaying

ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

Root Password
All day i'm trying to reset the root password, our webserver was crashed this week, our controll panel software created a random password.

I tried both methods for resetting the password, with the init tekst file and with the command -u root --skip-grant-tables.

Everytime I get the same error within the command promt "Program too big to fit in memory"

I tried this on two windows xp machines and one one windows 2003 server.

My Root Password
I have given root a password in MySQL, but now phpMyAdmin says "access denied".
I've put the following line in config.sample.inc.php:

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = 'password_goes_here';

but it doesn't seem to make any difference.
How do I get phpMyAdmin to recognise my root password?

Root Password
How can I change root password for the mysql. Please provide me the exact steps.

SQL Command To Change Password ???
Is there SQL Command to change Password MySQL.

Changed Root Password, Now I Can't Do Anything
I am following the MySQL by Michael Kofler and looking at securing root access as currently it has no password.

I've logged into the MySQL consol and changed password using :

mysqladmin -u root -h localhost password XXX

However, i now can't do anything in in mysql terminal it comes back "access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password :NO)

Recovering Root Password
I am having MySQL 4.1 in Windows 2003 Server and I had forgotten my root password and I can not remember it.

Resetting Root Password
I have set up mysql 5.0 (or whatever the latest version is), but for some reason it has lost what i set my root password is and i am tearing my hair out tryin to get back into the database.

I have attempted the commands it tells you to do on the mysql official documentation and it jus comes back with an invalid command and I have also attempted to skip grant tables, which allows me to change the password but as soon as i start the service running again it jus goes back to way it was and doesn't let me in :(.

And also reinstalled it like a billion times to discover it keeps the old root setup.

Resetting The Root Password
Having a browse through Paul Dubois's book, MySQL (ISBN 0-7357-1212-3), I
came across a section in which he describes how to reset the root password:

1. Shutdown the server by issuing a KILL under Unix or stopping the system
service under Windows.

2. Restart the server with the --skip-grant-tables option which allows you
to connect with no password and all privileges.

3. Reset the root password.

Given that the person first has to have operating system root or
administrator access to shutdown the server, wouldn't this qualify as a
security hole in cases where the OS root doesn't own the database, for
example, on shared machines.

Root And Password Info
where MySQL saves the root and its password info? .. I need to automatically retrieve it from my app.. is it possible?

Reset Root Password Mac OSX 10.3
i can't find the .pid file described in the password reset instructions (or for that matter really understand the instructions)..

Root Password / Startup
I'm using mysql-server-3.23.58-4 on a Linux (Fedora 1) machine,
and I'm new to databases/MySQL.

After reading the security section of the manual from
http://dev.mysql.com, I added passwords for the 'root' accounts.

However, now the startup script (/etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld) fails.

I tried adding:

[mysql.server]
password=xxx

into /etc/my.cnf

How do I set the password for the startup script ?

Reset Root Password Or?
I have inherited the job of updating our company's method of generating worksheets for employees. it uses .asp pages that pulls info from mysql to fill the pages. The problem is twofold, first i'm stupid on mysql and asp, but learning.

second nobody knows the password for the mysql service and to make matters worse the server is continually used and i will have to stop ther service for some time to update the database. i guess first i need to be able to get in to mysql so if anybody can let me know in plain english what to do to reset or find the password that would be great, i tried the instructions in the manual with no results.

of course it doesnt help with 60 people complaining that the server is down while i am trying to do it either. The mysql version is 4.0.21 if that matters. I installed mysqladmin and cant log in as root without password, i can log in as mysql without passowrd but not enough privelages.

Reset The Root Password
we got mysql running for a while with different users and our root user was never really used but now we need it to set new permissions and tadam we can't find the password.
so how do we go aobut resetting this? we have full access to everything it runs on Windows 2k3 standard.

Reset Root Password (4.0.20)
I am running MySQL version 4.0.20 and I did the misstake to do a privileges settings change using MyPHPadmin.

So, now I want to reset the master root password and then be able to login to my myPHPadmin site and reset all user privileges, fast and easy.

I do the following to reset my root password:

"mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables --user=root &"

Then I login as root with "mysql -u root"

Once inside MySQL I write: "UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('my_chosen_passwd') WHERE User='root';

I finish up with "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"

and then "/quit" to quit MySQL.

Then I try to re-login with: "mysql -u root -p"

I enter my password and get the following;
"ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES)" .

Resetting The Root Password On OS X
When I try to open MySQL, I get this error message:

Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

According to the manual on this site, that means I have to re-set the root password. Is the procedure for doing this is OS X Terminal any different from the generic Unix one that the manual gives?

Retrieve Root Password
I have a dedicated server with 1&1 (really bad tech support) and they don't seem to want to give me the root user password. The server is running Fedora Core 2 - is there anyway I can retrieve the root password? I want to be able to set CRON jobs to do MySQL dumps for backups every now and then.