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How to Hack Mysql Root Password :

Method 1 :
1.Stop MySQL daemon if it is currently running by killing all mysqld and mysqld_safe processes: 
#pkill mysql
#pkill mysql-safe
2.Create a file /root/reset-mysql-password and fit it with following contents: 
UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD(’newpA$$w0rd’) WHERE User=’root’;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
3.To reset the password, run MySQL daemon in safe mode and pass the SQL statements from above-created file: 
#mysqld_safe –init-file=/root/reset-mysql-password &
 

•Password should be changed. Next, delete created file, stop MySQL and start it normally: 
#rm /root/reset-mysql-password
#pkill mysql-safe
#/etc/init.d/mysql start
•The password could be checked with following command: 
#mysql -u root –p
Method 2:
1.Again, stop MySQL daemon if it is currently running by killing all mysqld and mysqld_safe processes: 
#pkill mysql
#pkill mysql-safe
2.To reset the password run MySQL daemon in safe mode with following options: 
#mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables –skip-networking &
In –skip-grant-tables mode, anyone can log into the server and do as they please. When starting with this flag, it is preferable to use –skip-networking flag for security reasons.

 

•Next, login to MySQL as root with no password and use the mysql database: 
# mysql -u root mysql
•The password could be changed with UPDATE statement:mysql> 
UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD(’newpA$$’) WHERE User=’root’;
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
If error occurs (possibly the root username was deleted), GRANT statement could be used to change the password:

mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO ‘root’@'localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘newpA$$’;
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
•After password is reset, MySQL safe daemon should be stopped and started normally: 
#pkill mysql-safe
#/etc/init.d/mysql start
•The password could be checked with following command: 
#mysql -u root -p