>>http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/administrator/1.1.html
>>===MySQL Administration===

==MySql root password reset on CentOS/Oracle Linux/Red Hat==

==Stop MySql==

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# service mysqld stop
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==Start MySql without any security or passwords==
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# /usr/bin/mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &
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==Change / Reset MySql root password==
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# mysql -u root
mysql> USE mysql
mysql> UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD('new_password') WHERE user='root'
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; 
mysql> exit;
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==Restart MySql==
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# service mysqld restart
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==MySql root password reset on Debian/Ubuntu==
To connect to MySQL as the root user do the following:
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$ sudo mysql --defaults-extra-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf
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