How to reset mysql password

Login to mysql safe mode

mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &

Change the MySQL admin(root) Password using following command

mysql>update user set Password = Password('pass') where User ='root';

Flush the privileges so everything will take (It removes any
privileges set by the server)

mysql>flush privileges;

mysql>quit

Stop MySQL Service


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kill -9 pid [to kill a process]
killall -9 mysql