Stop MySQL
sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop
Start it in safe mode:
sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
This will be an ongoing command until the process is finished so open another shell/terminal window, and log in without a password as root:
mysql -u root
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'MyNewPass';
Change the lowercase ‘MyNewPass’ to what you want – and keep the single quotes.
\q
Start MySQL
sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start
Thats it, now your root password will be updated.
