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sudo service mysql stop
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sudo service mysql stopsudo service mysql startsudo chown mysql: /var/run/mysqldmysql -uroot mysqlsudo mysqladmin -S /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock shutdownsudo mkdir /var/run/mysqldsudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking &UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD('YOURNEWPASSWORD'), plugin='mysql_native_password' WHERE User='root' AND Host='localhost';
EXIT;