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Restarting mysql on mac, resetting root password
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gistfile1.sh-session
> mysql.serverstop --skip-grant-tables
> mysql
mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('PASSWORD') WHERE User='root';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;
> mysql.server stop
> mysql.server start
Sources:
http://robots.thoughtbot.com/starting-and-stopping-background-services-with-homebrew
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/resetting-permissions.html
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