MySQL change user name password method detailed

Reprinted from:
Http://www.cnblogs.com/jifeng/archive/2011/06/23/2088299.html

1. Close the running MySQL.
Specifically for:ctrl+alt+delete-> Task Manager, End Mysql.exe
2. Open the DOS window and go to the Mysql\bin directory.
Specifically:->CD C:\Program files\mysql\mysql Server 5.5\bin (default installation directory, custom-similar).
3. Enter Mysqld-nt--skip-grant-tables carriage return. If the message doesn't appear, it's right.
Instead: Mysqld-nt--skip-grant-tables (There is a space between mysqld and-nt)
4. Open a DOS window again (because the DOS window is no longer moving), go to the Mysql\bin directory.
5. Enter MySQL return, if successful, a MySQL prompt will appear >
Add: If not successful, it could be mysql.exe, shut down, repeat. 5 steps
6. Connection rights database >use MySQL; (> is the original cue, don't forget the last semicolon)
7. Change Password:> update user set Password=password ("123456") where user= "root"; (Don't forget the last semicolon)
7. Refresh permissions (required steps) >flush privileges;
8. Exit > \q
9. Log out of the system, then enter, open MySQL, use the username root and just set the new password 123456 to login.
10.DOS Login:->mysql-u root-p
->123456
11. Or: Download the navicat for MySQL client, enter 123456 at the password when connecting, test the connection, success!

Mysqld-nt is the process by which MySQL daemon Controls access to the MySQL database. See Baidu Encyclopedia.
Describes a very useful mysql boot parameter ——--Skip-grant-tables. As the name implies, when you start MySQL, do not start the grant-tables, authorization table. What's the use of it? Of course it is useful to forget the administrator password.

MySQL change user name password method detailed