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To change the MySQL root password, run the following commands:
# /etc/init.d/mysql stop
# killall -9 mysql
# /etc/init.d/mysql --skip-grant-tables --user=root start
Connect to mysql with the following command:
# mysql -u root
Issue the following command in the mysql client:
# UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('newpwd') WHERE User='root';
Replace 'newpwd' with the new root password.
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