How Do I Reset My Root Password on MySQL on a Mac?

Question

I'm using SequelPro (http://www.sequelpro.com/) and I would like to know how to reset my root password. I'm trying to log in as

host: localhost
username: root
password: (BLANK)

But I keep getting this error:

Unable to connect to host because access was denied.
Double-check your username and password and ensure that access from your current location is permitted.
MySQL said: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

Any suggestions?!

Answer 1

Depending on what you're using to run MySQL, you could take a look at the official instructions.

If you're using MAMP or something similar you need to find where mysqladmin is located.

/Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p password ’somepassword’

If you are using another installation of mysql, you may be able to find out where it is located with:

$ which mysqladmin 

Answer 2

Here is the procedure to reset password of root user.

1) Stop mysql (Kill mysql process or run following command)

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

2) Start it in safe mode

sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables

3) Open another terminal and run the following command (Keep last terminal open)

mysql -u root

4) Run the following command with suitable new password on the mysql console

mysql > UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('password') WHERE User='root';

5) mysql > FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

6) Quit from both terminals and open new terminal and connect to mysql with root user and new password

mysql -uroot -p