Comments on: Resetting the MySQL root password http://jimmysweblog.net/2004/05/resetting-the-mysql-root-password.html Since you are my readers, and I have not been much of a traveller, I will not talk about people a thousand miles off, but come as near home as I can. As the time is short, I will leave out all the flattery, and retain all the criticism. -- Henry David Thoreau Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:08:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: John Dalton http://jimmysweblog.net/2004/05/resetting-the-mysql-root-password.html/comment-page-1#comment-12 John Dalton Thu, 07 Oct 2004 05:35:48 +0000 http://jimmysweblog.net/2004/05/resetting-the-mysql-root-password.html#comment-12 Thanks for pointing me at this, James.. If you ever find you need to recreate the correct permissioins for the root user rather than just reset their password, the following command may help: GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO root@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'secret' WITH GRANT OPTION; Thanks for pointing me at this, James..

If you ever find you need to recreate the correct permissioins for the root user rather than just reset their password, the following command may help:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO root@localhost IDENTIFIED BY ’secret’ WITH GRANT OPTION;

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