Reset MySQL 8 password

reset-mysql-8-password.sh

sudo systemctl stop mysql
sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &
mysql -u root 
UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=null WHERE User='root'; 
flush_privileges; 
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'yourpasswd';
exit; 
ps -fea | grep mysqld 
sudo kill -9 [pid from previous command]
# Credit: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50691977/how-to-reset-the-root-password-in-mysql-8-0-11 @Ulises Layera