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Mysql under Linux forgot password solution

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:27 pm
by youyou
>mysql -u root -p
Enter password: ********
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Re: Mysql under Linux forgot password solution

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:27 pm
by youyou
mysql> use mysql;
Database changed
mysql> select User from user; #Here is the query user command
+-----------+
| User |
+-----------+
| ******* |
| mysql.sys |
| root |
+-----------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Re: Mysql under Linux forgot password solution

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:28 pm
by youyou
mysql> update user set password=password("*******") where user="*******"; #Change the password and report an error (I succeeded with this version)
ERROR 1054 (42S22): Unknown column 'password' in 'field list' :cry:
mysql> update mysql.user set authentication_string=password('*******') where user='*******'; #Password changed successfully :D
Query OK, 1 row affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 1

Re: Mysql under Linux forgot password solution

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:29 pm
by youyou
mysql> flush privileges; #Effective immediately
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> quit
Bye

n>mysql -u ******* -p #Login successfully as this user. :) :) :)
Enter password: ********
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