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Recovering your mysql root password
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| sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop | |
| sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables & | |
| mysql -u root | |
| use mysql; | |
| update user set password=PASSWORD("secure_password") where User='root'; | |
| flush privileges; | |
| quit | |
| sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop | |
| sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start | |
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