Set / Change / Reset the MySQL root password on Ubuntu Linux.

Set / change / reset the MySQL root password on Ubuntu Linux. Enter the following lines in your terminal. 

1. Stop the MySQL Server.

             sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop

    2.  Start the mysqld configuration.

           

            sudo mysqld --skip-grant-tables &

    3.  Login to MySQL as root.

             mysql -u root mysql

     

     4.   Replace YOURNEWPASSWORD with your new password!

            

            UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD('YOURNEWPASSWORD') WHERE User='root'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; exit;

It is tested on Ubuntu 10.04 on 08/05/2013