DbSchema | MySQL —What is the Default Username and Password?
Mysql
• 21-Apr-2020
by DbSchema Team
The default user for MySQL is root
and by default it has no password.
If you set a password for MySQL and you can’t recall it, you can always reset it and choose another one.
Windows
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Make sure that MySQL Server is not running. Open Task Manager, search for the MySQL process and force stop it.
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Create a new text file that will contain the statement below:
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('new_password');
Replace the password with the new one
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Save the file with the
mysql-init
name inC:
. The path should look like this:C:\mysql-init.txt
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Open the Start menu, enter Run then write cmd to open the command prompt
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Go to the MySQL server
bin
foldercd "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\bin"
If you installed MySQL with a different path, adjust the
cd
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Run it with the
mysql-init
filemysqld --init-file=C:\\mysql-init.txt
If MySQL was installed using the Wizard, add the defaults file command:
mysqld --defaults-file="C:\\ProgramData\\MySQL\\MySQL Server 5.6\\my.ini" --init-file=C:\\mysql-init.txt
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After MySQL server started, delete the
mysql-init
file.
General
Alternatively, you can use a more general method that works on every system, but it’s less safe.
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Stop MySQL
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Restart it with the
--skip-grant-tables
optionsudo /usr/sbin/mysqld --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking &
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Connect to MySQL server using the mysql client
mysql -u root
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Reload all grant tables by executing:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
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Set the new password for your account:
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('new_password');
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Stop the server and restart it normally. Now you should be able to connect using the
root
username and your new password.
In MySQL, by default, the username is root
and there’s no password.
If during the installation process, you accidentally put a password in and don’t remember, here is how to reset the password:
- Stop the MySQL server if it is running, then restart it with the –skip-grant-tables option.
sudo /usr/sbin/mysqld --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking &
It allows you to connect without a password and with all privileges and disables account-management statements such as ALTER USER
and SET PASSWORD
, which will be used later on to reset password. --skip-networking
is enabled to automatically to prevent remote connections since it’s very insecure.
- Then connect to the MySQL Server using the
mysql
client:
- Then run this command to reload the grant tables:
- Now you can be able to set a new password for the
root
account:
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password';
It’s done, stop the server and restart it normally. Now you can connect to the MySQL Server with the new password.
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Are you looking for the default username and password for MySQL? If yes, then you have come to the right place. MySQL is probably the best known database management system in the world. In this article, we give you the MySQL default password and username. You can find the relevant information in the table below.
MySQL Default Login Details
The default username and password for MySQL is root, while there is no default password, meaning you will have to leave the field empty. On some applications using MySQL, such as MAMP, both the default MySQL username and password are root. The table below shows you the default MySQL admin login details;
Application | Default Username | Default Password |
---|---|---|
MySQL | root | no password |
I have forgotten the MySQL default password
As noted, the MySQL password is, by default, blank. That means you will type in the username which is root and leave the password space blank. However, what sometimes happens is that some people will set an admin password for MySQL. Many of these people then go on to forget their new passwords.
So, what do you do in that case? What do you do in the event that you have forgotten your MySQL default password? Well, the good news is that you can do a MySQL password reset. The following is how to do it;
- Stop your MySQL Sever from running. You can stop it in Task Manager.
- Open Notepad on your PC and type in the following; UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD(‘MyNewPass’) WHERE User=’root’; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
- Save the password in C as mysql-init. It should now have the path; C:\mysql-init.txt. You need admin privileges to save this file in C. A workaround is to first save the file in Documents or on your Desktop. Next, copy the txt file and paste it into C. You will be told that you need to provide admin permissions to copy this folder. Click on Continue and your file will be moved to C.
- Open Run on your computer by simultaneously pressing on the Windows key plus R.
- Type in cmd and press enter to open Command Prompt.
- Start the MySQL server using the –init-file option; C:> C:\mysql\bin\mysqld-nt –init-file=C:\mysql-init.txt
- Once you have successfully started your server, delete C:\mysql-init.txt.
- Stop and restart the server the normal way.
Summary
Those are the MySQL default login details. In this article, we noted that MySQL is unparalleled as far as creating and managing databases is concerned. You may be looking for the default username and password for MySQL as part of the process of managing your database.
Hopefully, this information has been on use to you. You may also wish to check our article on APC Default Usernames and Passwords. Also check out our Kyocera Default Admin Username and Password 2021 article.
SET MYSQL ROOT PASSWORD
Overview: This article provides an overview of setting, resetting, and recovering the MySQL root password across different versions, including MySQL 8.0, MySQL 5.7, and MariaDB, along with troubleshooting steps for password-related errors.
What is Mysql default Password?
The default user for MySQL is the root; by default, it has no password. If you set a password for MySQL and you can’t recall it, you can always reset it and choose another one.
For mysql 8.0 version
1. How to set Mysql root Password?
Login to MySQL > Assign a password using Alter command > Flush the privileges to reload the grant tables in the database.
root@ubuntu ~]# mysql -u root
mysql> Alter user ‘root’@’localhost’ identified WITH mysql_native_password by ‘KAvghytfJA{3ab’;
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> exit;
2. How can you reset or recover your MySQL password if you’ve forgotten it?
Step 2(a) Stop Mysql Service.
root@ubuntu ~]# systemctl stop mysql
Step 2(b) Ensure mysqld dir exists and set the owner.
root@ubuntu ~]# mkdir /var/run/mysqld
root@ubuntu ~]# chown mysql /var/run/mysqld
Step 2(c) Start MySQL with —skip grant-tables& option
root@ubuntu ~]# mysqld_safe —skip-grant-tables &
Note:
When the —skip-grant-tables option is used, anyone can connect to the database server without a password and with all privileges granted.
Step 2(d). Login without a Password.
root@ubuntu ~]# mysql -u root
Step 2(e) Reset the Root Password
mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=null WHERE User='root';
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'your_password_here';
mysql> flush privileges;
Step 2(f) After Resetting make sure all MYSQL processes are stopped before starting the service again.
root@ubuntu ~]# killall -u mysql
Step 2(g) Start Mysql service
root@ubuntu ~]# systemctl start mysql
ERROR: After mysql/MariaDB installation on the Linux server, followed by the launch of mysql_secure_installation script, we may encounter this error:
For MySQL 5.7.6 and newer versions / For MariaDB 10.1.20 and newer versions, use the following command.
Step1. Log in to MySQL and run the below command to set/change a password for the root user.
- Follow the steps to set MySQL root password in Ubuntu/RHEL/Debian/Cent OS (MYSQL):
root@ubuntu ~]# mysql
mysql> Alter user ‘root’@’localhost’ identified by ‘KAvghytfJA{3ab’;
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> exit;
mysql Ver 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 for Linux on x86_64 ((Ubuntu))
For MySQL 5.7.4 and older versions / MariaDB 10.1.20 and older versions, use the following command:
- Follow the steps to set MySQL root password in Ubuntu/RHEL/Debian/Cent OS (MariaDB):
MariaDB [(none)]>SET PASSWORD FOR ‘root’@’localhost’ = PASSWORD(‘KAvghytfJA{3ab’);
MariaDB [(none)]>flush privileges;
MariaDB [(none)]> exit;
mysql Ver 15.1 Distrib 5.5.68-MariaDB, for Linux (x86_64) using readline 5.1
Step 2. Restart the MYSQL server and continue installing Ezeelogin
root@ubuntu ~]# systemctl restart mysql
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When installing MySQL, you may noticed that it does not ask for a password. This become troublesome when you want to connect your application to MySQL database. In this article, I will show you on how to find MySQL default password.
Well, straight forward, by default the username is root and there is no password setup. You may need to reset the root password.
Also, in case you have accidently put a password during installation process and can’t recall the password, you need to reset the password.
There is no way to view the password as it’s already written as hashed.
How To Reset MySQL Default Password
Windows OS
1. Ensure that your logged on account has administrator rights.
2. On the windows search box, search for services.msc and click to open.
3. Scroll down to all services with its status. Find MySQL services, right-click on it and click stop services.
4. Create a text file which contains the SQL statement in a single line as below:
ALTER USER ‘root’@’localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘MyNewPass’;
Change MyNewPass to your new desired password.
5. Save it to a text file. For example, save it as C:\new-password.txt.
6. On the windows search box, search for cmd and click Run as administrator.
7. Start the MySQL with init_file system variable set to text file name created as below:
C:\> cd “C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\bin”
C:\> mysqld –init-file=C:\\mysql-init.txt
You may replace your MySQL installation location after cd command.
Linux
1. Open terminal.
2. Stop MySQL server.
sudo service mysql stop
Or
sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop
3. Start MySQL in safe mode.
sudo mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables
4. Open another terminal and login as root by run below command.
mysql -u root
3. Once MySQL is logged in via terminal, run below queries.
UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD(‘password’) WHERE User=’root’;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
which be looks like:
mysql>UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD(‘password’) WHERE User=’root’;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
(Note: In MySQL 5.7, the password field in mysql.user table field was removed, now the field name is ‘authentication_string’.)
If you are using MySQL 5.7 and above you need to run command as below:
mysql>
use mysql;
mysql>update user set authentication_string=password(‘password’) where user=’root’;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
4. Now, you can exit MySQL safe mode.
mysqladmin shutdown
If you received error ‘access denied’ you can run below command with the new password:
mysqladmin -u root -p shutdown
5. Start MySQL service again by run below command.
sudo service mysql start
What If Still Failed To Reset MySQL Default Password?
If by using ALTER USER still not able to reset password, you may try to modify the user table directly by repeating the steps above and run below query:
UPDATE mysql.user
SET authentication_string = PASSWORD(‘MyNewPass’), password_expired = ‘N’
WHERE User = ‘root’ AND Host = ‘localhost’;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Thanks for reading this article. I hope you find it helpful.