Comments on: MySQL: Reset Lost Root Password http://www.dotkam.com/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/ one of those blogs Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:43:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Toly http://www.dotkam.com/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/comment-page-2/#comment-4564 Toly Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:29:31 +0000 http://blog.dotkam.com/index.php/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/#comment-4564 @Lore, Search for mysql process(es): <pre lang="bash">ps -ef | grep mysql</pre> which, in case mysql(d) is running, should give you: <pre lang="bash">mysql 22211 1 0 2011 ? 00:27:12 /usr/sbin/mysqld</pre> where "22211" is the mysql's PID (process ID) you'd need to kill ( in your case the number will be different ). And kill it with "kill -15 22211" or with "kill -9 22211" if 15 does not work. /Toly @Lore,

Search for mysql process(es):

ps -ef | grep mysql

which, in case mysql(d) is running, should give you:

mysql    22211     1  0  2011 ?        00:27:12 /usr/sbin/mysqld

where “22211″ is the mysql’s PID (process ID) you’d need to kill ( in your case the number will be different ).

And kill it with “kill -15 22211″ or with “kill -9 22211″ if 15 does not work.

/Toly

]]> By: lore http://www.dotkam.com/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/comment-page-2/#comment-4563 lore Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:30:39 +0000 http://blog.dotkam.com/index.php/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/#comment-4563 Dear Toly, I really would like to solve it but I can't! in my case there's no way to stop/kill the existing mysql daemon. Neither with "pkill mysqld" nor with "sudo kill -9 9470" I succeed, infact when I run: sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables it always says: "120109 23:15:40 mysqld_safe A mysqld process already exists" it's very sad, I know I'm wrong in something but what? someone can help me? thans to all Dear Toly,
I really would like to solve it but I can’t! in my case there’s no way to stop/kill the existing mysql daemon. Neither with “pkill mysqld” nor with “sudo kill -9 9470″ I succeed, infact when I run:
sudo mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables
it always says:
“120109 23:15:40 mysqld_safe A mysqld process already exists”
it’s very sad, I know I’m wrong in something but what?
someone can help me?
thans to all

]]> By: Akshita http://www.dotkam.com/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/comment-page-2/#comment-4551 Akshita Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:13:45 +0000 http://blog.dotkam.com/index.php/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/#comment-4551 where to write all these commands...in CMD or MYSQL :( where to write all these commands…in CMD or MYSQL :(

]]> By: Maria Josey http://www.dotkam.com/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/comment-page-2/#comment-4490 Maria Josey Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:25:40 +0000 http://blog.dotkam.com/index.php/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/#comment-4490 Descriptive, Fabulous and just what I wanted..! Descriptive, Fabulous and just what I wanted..!

]]> By: Joao Junior http://www.dotkam.com/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/comment-page-2/#comment-4462 Joao Junior Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:17:27 +0000 http://blog.dotkam.com/index.php/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/#comment-4462 Thank you very much, it really saved my life ;-) Thank you very much, it really saved my life ;-)

]]> By: Leila http://www.dotkam.com/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/comment-page-2/#comment-4441 Leila Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:02:37 +0000 http://blog.dotkam.com/index.php/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/#comment-4441 Thanks for this post. One suggestion: for the Fedora users, Step 6 should be replace by service mysqld start Thanks for this post. One suggestion: for the Fedora users, Step 6 should be replace by service mysqld start

]]> By: luck_skywalker http://www.dotkam.com/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/comment-page-2/#comment-4312 luck_skywalker Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:45:56 +0000 http://blog.dotkam.com/index.php/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/#comment-4312 A simple way for the new root password (if MySql daemon is stoped): #mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables mysqladmin -u root flushprivileges password "new_password" $mysql -u root -p Enter password: mysql> It's simple. A simple way for the new root password (if MySql daemon is stoped):
#mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables mysqladmin -u root flushprivileges password “new_password”

$mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
mysql>

It’s simple.

]]> By: Toly http://www.dotkam.com/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/comment-page-2/#comment-4305 Toly Thu, 26 May 2011 05:04:16 +0000 http://blog.dotkam.com/index.php/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/#comment-4305 @QED, Sure, very welcome! If you believe the guide is useful feel free to suggest mysql site to reference to it. You (people who find this guide helpful) are the only true measure of whether it is indeed useful or not, I can't really claim it is :) /Toly @QED,

Sure, very welcome! If you believe the guide is useful feel free to suggest mysql site to reference to it. You (people who find this guide helpful) are the only true measure of whether it is indeed useful or not, I can’t really claim it is :)

/Toly

]]> By: QED http://www.dotkam.com/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/comment-page-2/#comment-4302 QED Mon, 23 May 2011 20:26:45 +0000 http://blog.dotkam.com/index.php/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/#comment-4302 Thank you! I've been futzing with the crap howto on the mysql main site with no luck.. Maybe you can suggest including your guide on mysql's page? Thank you! I’ve been futzing with the crap howto on the mysql main site with no luck.. Maybe you can suggest including your guide on mysql’s page?

]]> By: Fyyre http://www.dotkam.com/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/comment-page-2/#comment-4286 Fyyre Thu, 12 May 2011 19:19:01 +0000 http://blog.dotkam.com/index.php/2007/04/10/mysql-reset-lost-root-password/#comment-4286 great guide, thanks so much =) great guide, thanks so much =)

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