# Recovering mysql root password

**URL:** <https://linux-tips.com/t/recovering-mysql-root-password/179>\
**Category:** Database\
**Created:** [June 5, 2008, 10:49am UTC](https://linux-tips.com/t/recovering-mysql-root-password/179 "2008-06-05T10:49:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![demirezen](https://linux-tips.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@demirezen](https://linux-tips.com/u/demirezen)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 10:49am UTC](https://linux-tips.com/t/recovering-mysql-root-password/179/1 "2008-06-05T10:49:05Z")

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If you forget mysql root password, you can recover it such as:

Restart mysqld with

```
mysqld --skip-grant-tables

```

Then connect mysql using mysql utility without password:

```
mysql> update mysql.user set Password=Password('newpassword') where User='root';
mysql> flush privileges;

```

Then restart mysql normally (without `--skip-grant-tables`)