{"id":51415,"date":"2026-01-28T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=51415"},"modified":"2025-12-19T03:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:15:49","slug":"how-to-reset-mysql-root-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-mysql-root-password\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset MySQL Root Password"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-reset-mysql-root-password.webp\" alt=\"How to Reset MySQL Root Password\" class=\"wp-image-51449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-reset-mysql-root-password.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-reset-mysql-root-password-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-reset-mysql-root-password-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-reset-mysql-root-password-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog post, we will show you how to reset the MySQL root Password on a Linux operating system. Resetting the MySQL root password is crucial for security, preventing unauthorized access, data theft, or data destruction, especially since default installations often have no password. It&#8217;s also essential for recovery if the password is lost or forgotten, allowing you to regain control and manage your database server effectively. Additionally, we&#8217;ll cover how to reset your root password across different Linux distributions and MySQL versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resetting MySQL Root Password is a straightforward process that may take a couple of minutes. Let&#8217;s get things done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f388285ca8f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f388285ca8f\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-mysql-root-password\/#Prerequisites\" >Prerequisites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-mysql-root-password\/#Step-1-Stop-the-MySQL-database-server\" >Step 1. Stop the MySQL database server<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-mysql-root-password\/#Step-2-Start-the-MySQL-server-with-the-%E2%80%9Cskip-grant-tables%E2%80%9D-option\" >Step 2. Start the MySQL server with the \u201cskip-grant-tables\u201d option<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-mysql-root-password\/#Step-3-Log-in-to-MySQL-as-the-root-user\" >Step 3. Log in to MySQL as the root user<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-mysql-root-password\/#Step-4-Reset-MySQL-password\" >Step 4. Reset MySQL password<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-mysql-root-password\/#Step-5-Start-the-MySQL-service\" >Step 5. Start the MySQL service<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-mysql-root-password\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prerequisites\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prerequisites\"><\/span>Prerequisites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/linux-vps-hosting\/\">Linux VPS<\/a> distribution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>User privileges: root or non-root user with sudo privileges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-1-stop-the-mysql-database-server\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-1-Stop-the-MySQL-database-server\"><\/span>Step 1. Stop the MySQL database server<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stopping the MySQL database service differs between Ubuntu and Debian, and between CentOS and AlmaLinux. Let&#8217;s see the differences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"> <strong>NEWER OS Distributions<\/strong>\n\n <strong>#Ubuntu and Debian<\/strong>\n\n sudo systemctl stop mysql\n\n <strong>#CentOS and AlmaLinux<\/strong>\n\n sudo systemctl stop mysqld\n\n ----------------------------\n\n <strong>OLDER OS Distributions<\/strong>\n\n <strong>#Ubuntu and Debian<\/strong>\n\n sudo \/etc\/init.d\/mysql stop\n\n <strong>#CentOS and AlmaLinux<\/strong>\n\n sudo \/etc\/init.d\/mysqld stop\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, the difference is in the syntax, and depending on your OS and whether it is an older or newer distribution, that command should be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-2-start-the-mysql-server-with-the-skip-grant-tables-option\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-2-Start-the-MySQL-server-with-the-%E2%80%9Cskip-grant-tables%E2%80%9D-option\"><\/span>Step 2. Start the MySQL server with the \u201cskip-grant-tables\u201d option<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This option disables the permission system, allowing anyone to connect without a password. It should only be used for recovery in a secure, local environment. First, we have to create the <strong>\/var\/run\/mysqld\/<\/strong> directory with the correct permissions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">mkdir \/var\/run\/mysqld\n\nchown -R mysql:mysql \/var\/run\/mysqld\/ \n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Since we already stopped the MySQL service using the commands from the previous step, we can start MySQL in safe mode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &amp;\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This will disable the MySQL authentication and <strong>&amp;<\/strong> run the process in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-3-log-in-to-mysql-as-the-root-user\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-3-Log-in-to-MySQL-as-the-root-user\"><\/span>Step 3. Log in to MySQL as the root user<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, we can log in to MySQL without a root password:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">#<strong>NEWER <\/strong>OS distribution, no matter Ubuntu-based or CentOS-based<br><br>mysql -u root -p<br><br>OR<br><br>mysql<br><br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>#<strong>OLDER <\/strong>OS distribution, no matter Ubuntu-based or CentOS-based<br><br>mysql -u root mysql<br><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-4-reset-mysql-password\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-4-Reset-MySQL-password\"><\/span>Step 4. Reset MySQL password<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To reset the MySQL root password, we can use the following commands, depending on whether we have a newer or older MySQL version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">#<strong>NEWER <\/strong>MySQL versions, no matter Ubuntu-based or CentOS-based<br><br>FLUSH PRIVILEGES;<br>ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YourNewStrongMySQLRootPassword';<br>EXIT;<br><br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>#<strong>OLDER <\/strong>MySQL versions, no matter Ubuntu-based or CentOS-based<br><br>UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD('YourNewStrongMySQLRootPassword') WHERE User='root';<br>FLUSH PRIVILEGES;<br>EXIT;<br><br><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-5-start-the-mysql-service\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-5-Start-the-MySQL-service\"><\/span>Step 5. Start the MySQL service<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After the password has been reset, start the MySQL server in normal mode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>NEWER OS Distributions<\/strong><br><br> sudo pkill -9 mysql  #First kill all <strong>mysql<\/strong> processes <br><br> <strong>#Ubuntu and Debian<\/strong><br><br> sudo systemctl start mysql<br><br> <strong>#CentOS and AlmaLinux<\/strong><br><br> sudo systemctl start mysqld<br><br> ----------------------------<br><br> <strong>OLDER OS Distributions<\/strong><br><br> <strong>#Ubuntu and Debian<\/strong><br><br> sudo \/etc\/init.d\/mysql start<br><br> <strong>#CentOS and AlmaLinux<\/strong><br><br> sudo \/etc\/init.d\/mysqld start<br><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you can connect to MySQL as a root user using the new password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Type \u201cmysql -u root -p\u201d in the terminal, and enter the new password you set in Step 4 when prompted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s it all! You have learned how to reset the MySQL root password across all Linux distributions and for different MySQL versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make this more straightforward, please take a look at the Linux OS distributions and MySQL versions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">#Newer MySQL versions\n\nMySQL 8.0\nMySQL 9.0\n\n#Older MySQL versions\n\nMyQSL 5.7\nMySQL 5.6\n\n\n#Newer Linux OS distributions\n\nUbuntu  24.04\nUbuntu  22.04\nUbuntu  20.04\nUbuntu  18.04\n\nDebian  13\nDebian  12\nDebian  11\n\nCentOS 7\n\nAlmaLinux 10\nAlmaLinux 9\nAlmaLinux 8\n\n#Older Linux OS distributions\n\nUbuntu 16.04\nUbuntu 14.04\nUbuntu 12.04\n\nDebian 10\nDebian 9\nDebian 8\nDebian 7\n\nCentOS 6\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are one of our customers, you don\u2019t have to follow this tutorial and reset the MySQL root password yourself. Our experienced Linux admins will do that for you. They are available 24\u00d77 and will address your request immediately. 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