02-09-2014
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C.5.4.1.3. Resetting the Root Password: Generic Instructions
The preceding sections provide password-resetting instructions for Windows and Unix systems. Alternatively, on any platform, you can set the new password using the mysql client (but this approach is less secure):
Stop mysqld and restart it with the --skip-grant-tables option. This enables anyone to connect without a password and with all privileges. Because this is insecure, you might want to use --skip-grant-tables in conjunction with --skip-networking to prevent remote clients from connecting.
Connect to the mysqld server with this command:
shell> mysql
Issue the following statements in the mysql client. Replace the password with the password that you want to use.
mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('MyNewPass')
-> WHERE User='root';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
The FLUSH statement tells the server to reload the grant tables into memory so that it notices the password change.
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cvm-mysql
cvm-mysql(8) System Manager's Manual cvm-mysql(8)
NAME
cvm-mysql - MySQL module
SYNOPSIS
cvm-mysql
CREDENTIALS
Pass phrase
DESCRIPTION
This module queries a MySQL database for the account name, compares the stored pass phrase with the given one using crypt(3).
CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
CVM_MYSQL_DEFAULT_FILE
The full path of the defaults file to read if the following variable is set. If not set, the file $HOME/.my.cnf will be read (the
MySQL default).
CVM_MYSQL_DEFAULT_GROUP
If set, the module will read connection default options from the named group in the defaults file as above
CVM_MYSQL_HOST
The hostname or IP of the MySQL server. If not set, a connection to the local host is assumed.
CVM_MYSQL_USER
The MySQL login ID to connect as. If not set, the invoking user is assumed.
CVM_MYSQL_PASS
The password for the above user.
CVM_MYSQL_DB
The database name, must be set.
CVM_MYSQL_PORT
The port number for the TCP/IP connection (only used if the server is not local).
CVM_MYSQL_POSTQ (optional)
The SQL query to execute after the credentials have been validated, see cvm-sql(7).
CVM_MYSQL_PWCMP (optional)
The password comparison module to use.
CVM_MYSQL_SOCKET
The path to the socket that should be used for connections to a local server.
CVM_MYSQL_QUERY (optional)
The SQL query to issue to retrieve the row containing the account information from the database, see cvm-sql(7).
SEE ALSO
cvm-sql(7), cvm-pgsql(8), cvm-pwfile(8), cvm-qmail(8), cvm-unix(8), cvm-vmailmgr(8), cvm-benchclient(8), cvm-checkpassword(8), cvm-test-
client(8)
http://untroubled.org/pwcmp/pwcmp.html
http://untroubled.org/cvm/cvm.html
cvm-mysql(8)