Set / Change / Reset the MySQL root password on Ubuntu Linux
1. Stop the MySQL Server. sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop 2. Stop the MySQL Server. sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop 3. Start the mysqld configuration. sudo mysqld --skip-grant-tables & 4. Login to MySQL as root. mysql -u root mysql 5. Replace YOUR NEWP ASSWORD with your new password! UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD ('your password') WHERE User='root'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; exit; Note: This method is not regarded as the securest way of resetting the password. However it works.