mysql> select user();
+----------------+
| user()  |
+----------------+
| root@localhost |
+----------------+
1 row in set (0.08 sec)
 
mysql> set password=password('123456');
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
 
mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
 
mysql> exit

mysql> use mysql;
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A
 
Database changed
mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD('QwE123') where user='root';
Query OK, 4 rows affected (0.03 sec)
Rows matched: 4 Changed: 4 Warnings: 0
 
mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
 
mysql> quit

[root@DB-Server ~]# mysqladmin -u root -p'123456' password 'Qwe123'
Warning: Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.

[root@DB-Server ~]# mysqladmin -u root -p'123456' password 'Qwe123'
Warning: Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.

[root@DB-Server ~]# service mysql stop
Shutting down MySQL..[ OK ]
[root@DB-Server ~]# 

[root@DB-Server ~]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql stop
Shutting down MySQL..[ OK ]

[root@DB-Server ~]# mysqld_safe --user=mysql --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking &
[1] 5145
You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root
[root@DB-Server ~]# 150709 14:10:53 mysqld_safe Logging to '/var/lib/mysql/DB-Server.localdomain.err'.
150709 14:10:53 mysqld_safe Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
 
[root@DB-Server ~]# mysql -u root mysql
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A
 
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1
Server version: 5.6.20-enterprise-commercial-advanced MySQL Enterprise Server - Advanced Edition (Commercial)
 
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owners.
 
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
 
mysql> show databases;
+--------------------+
| Database  |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| mysql  |
| performance_schema |
| test  |
+--------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
 
mysql> use mysql
Database changed
mysql> UPDATE user SET password=PASSWORD("Qwe123") WHERE user='root'; 
Query OK, 4 rows affected (0.01 sec)
Rows matched: 4 Changed: 4 Warnings: 0
 
mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
 
mysql> exit
Bye