"Go" solution to forget the password of MySQL root

Original link http://blog.chinaunix.net/uid-26642180-id-3377717.html

1. Modifications

# VI/ETC/MY.CNF
Add a sentence to the paragraph in [mysqld]: Skip-grant-tables
For example:
[Mysqld]
Datadir=/var/lib/mysql
Socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
Skip-grant-tables
Save and Exit VI.
2. Restart Mysqld
#/etc/init.d/mysqld Restart
stopping MySQL: [OK]
Starting MySQL: [OK]
3. Log in and modify the root password of MySQL
#/usr/bin/mysql
Welcome to the MySQL Monitor. Commands End With; or \g.
Your MySQL Connection ID is 3 to server version:3.23.56
Type ' help ', ' or ' \h ' for help. Type ' \c ' to clear the buffer.
mysql> use MySQL;
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
Can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with-a
Database changed
mysql> UPDATE user SET Password = Password (' New-password ') WHERE user = ' root ';
Query OK, 0 rows Affected (0.00 sec)
Rows matched:2 changed:0 warnings:0
mysql> flush Privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
Mysql> quit
Bye
4. Change MySQL login settings back
# VI/ETC/MY.CNF
Delete the skip-grant-tables you just added in the paragraph [mysqld]
Save and Exit VI.
5. Restart Mysqld
#/etc/init.d/mysqld Restart
stopping MySQL: [OK]
Starting MySQL: [OK]

"Go" solution to forget the password of MySQL root