Steps to update the MySQL Password -
1. First stop MySQL service by following command.
#service msyqld stop
OR
#service mysql stop
#service mysql stop
2. Then we need to start up MySQL in safe mode, so we will skip the privileges table:
#mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
3. Now, Login with root:
#mysql -uroot
4. Assign the DB that needs to be used:
#use mysql;
5. Now all we have to do is reset your root password of the MySQL user and restart the MySQL service:
update user set password=PASSWORD("YOURPASSWORDHERE") where User='root';
flush privileges;
quit and restart MySQL:
6. Now, start the MySQL
#/etc/init.d/mysql start
7. Now, we are able to access MySQL by using reset password.
#mysql -u root -p
