# service mysql stop
# mkdir -p /var/run/mysqld
# chown mysql:mysql /var/run/mysqld
# /usr/sbin/mysqld –skip-grant-tables –skip-networking &
# mysql -u root
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 6 warnings (0.02 sec)
mysql>
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR [email protected]’localhost’ = PASSWORD(‘newpassword’);
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.01 sec)
mysql> quit
Bye
/usr/sbin/mysqld –skip-grant-tables –skip-networking
service mysql start
mysql -u root -p