mysql -u root

sudo mysqld_safe —skip-grant-tables

mysql -u root

update mysql.user set password_expired = 'N', authentication_string=PASSWORD('newpassword') where user = 'root';

flush privileges;

mysql -u root -p[Enter]
 //enter your localhost password

$ sudo mysql

mysql -u root

mysql -u root -p;

cat /root/.mysql_secret

mysql -u root --password=secret