MacOSX homebrew mysql root password

Question

For some reason MySQL stopped giving access for root. Uninstalled and reinstalled with Homebrew. Fresh install, fresh tables but when I enter

mysql -u root -         


        

Answer 1

Iam using Catalina and use this mysql_secure_installation command and now works for me:

$ mysql_secure_installation
NOTE: RUNNING ALL PARTS OF THIS SCRIPT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL MariaDB
      SERVERS IN PRODUCTION USE!  PLEASE READ EACH STEP CAREFULLY!

In order to log into MariaDB to secure it, we'll need the current
password for the root user. If you've just installed MariaDB, and
haven't set the root password yet, you should just press enter here.

Enter current password for root (enter for none): << enter root here >>

i enter root as current password

OK, successfully used password, moving on...

Setting the root password or using the unix_socket ensures that nobody
can log into the MariaDB root user without the proper authorisation.

and do the rest

Answer 2

This worked for me. Hopefully this works for you too!!! Follow them.

brew services stop mysql
pkill mysqld
# NB: the following command will REMOVE all your databases!
# Make sure you have backups or SQL dumps if you have important data in them already.
rm -rf /usr/local/var/mysql/
brew services restart mysql

mysql -uroot
UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=null WHERE User='root';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

mysql -u root 
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password 
BY'YOUR_PASS_WORD!!!!';

Answer 3

1. go to apple icon --> system preferences
2. open Mysql
3. in instances you will see "initialize Database"
4. click on that
5. you will be asked to set password for root --> set a strong password there
6. use that password to login in mysql from next time

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

The default password when you install mysql via brew is root try this, it worked for me

mysql -uroot -proot

Answer 5

Terminal 1:

$ mysql_safe

Terminal 2:

$ mysql -u root
mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('new-password') WHERE User='root';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> quit

Answer 6

Just run this command (where NEWPASS is your password):

$(brew --prefix mysql)/bin/mysqladmin -u root password NEWPASS

I have had the same error and fixed it this way.