change root password mysql
#First Login with administrative account (Even root itself)
mysql> use mysql;
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD("NewPassword");
mysql> flush privileges;
#Now quit and login
mysql> quit
mysql -u root -p
#Click enter and It will prompt you to enter password
#Just to be safe you should also still try to log in without entering a passwordmysql set root password
use mysql;
update user set authentication_string=PASSWORD("mynewpassword") where User='root';
flush privileges;
quitchange mysql root password
$ sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter password: (enter your root password)
mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'your_new_password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;
then to confirm
mysql -u root -p
Enter password: ********
Success!!!reset mysql root password using alter user statement
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