Reset MySQL root password on Bitnami server
To reset MySQL root password on Bitnami server, first check MySQL server version you are running.
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mysql --version |
Create a file
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vi /tmp/mysql-init |
Add following text
For MySQL 5.7 or MySQL 8
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ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'NEW_PASSWORD'; ALTER USER 'root'@'127.0.0.1' IDENTIFIED BY 'NEW_PASSWORD'; |
For MySQL 5.6
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UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('NEW_PASSWORD') WHERE User='root'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; |
In above code, replace NEW_PASSWORD with your new MySQL root password.
Stop MySQL
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/opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh stop mysql |
Reset MySQL root password by running
MySQL 5.7/MySQL 8
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/opt/bitnami/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe --pid-file=/opt/bitnami/mysql/data/mysqld.pid --datadir=/opt/bitnami/mysql/data --init-file=/tmp/mysql-init --lower_case_table_names=1 2> /dev/null & |
If you are using MySQL 5.6 or older, run
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/opt/bitnami/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe --pid-file=/opt/bitnami/mysql/data/mysqld.pid --datadir=/opt/bitnami/mysql/data --init-file=/tmp/mysql-init 2> /dev/null & |
Restart MySQL
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/opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart mysql |
Now you should be able to login to MySQL server with command
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mysql -u root -p'NEW_PASSWORD' |