MySQL password issues (mac OS X Lion) [closed]

Answer 1

for creating password first time use

mysqladmin -u root password NEWPASSWORD

updating old password use

mysqladmin -u root -p'oldpassword' password newpass

Source = http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/mysql-change-root-password/

Answer 2

This is working on macOS Sierra

step 1: open terminal

step 2: paste the following command

     sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server restart

Your terminal should show this :

     Users-MacBook-Air:~ usr$ sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server restart

Password: ERROR! MySQL server PID file could not be found!

Starting MySQL .. SUCCESS!

Step 3: Make sure SQL server is running

Step 4: Open the MYSQL working and click the local instance

Step 5: type old password and new password

Answer 3

You will lose all databases

step 1: open terminal

step 2: delete folder mysql sudo rm -rf /usr/local/mysql

step 3: installed mysql again, after the installation is generated a new password

Answer 4

Type:/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p password

When it asks for a password, not not enter anything, just hit enter. It will then ask you to enter new password, then confirm. Finished.

Answer 5

cd /usr/local/mysql/bin

./mysqladmin -u root password root

Answer 6

To set your root password after installing:

1. Ensure MySQL is not running, stop it if you ran it.
2. On a Terminal do sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables to run MySQL bypassing the authentication.
3. Inside mysql do FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
4. Then reset by SET PASSWORD FOR root@'localhost' = PASSWORD('password'); where 'password' is your chosen password.
5. FLUSH PRIVILEGES; one more time