How to reset the root password in MySQL 8.0.11?
Jus login to mysql with sudo
Sudo mysql
Then
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'yourpasswd';
exit;
Test it
mysql -u root -p
as here says:
This function was removed in MySQL 8.0.11
1.if you in skip-grant-tables mode
in mysqld_safe:
UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=null WHERE User='root';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
and then, in terminal:
mysql -u root
in mysql:
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'yourpasswd';
2.not in skip-grant-tables mode
just in mysql:
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'yourpasswd';