Sep 20, 2016 How to Change the MySQL root Password in Linux or macOS via Command Line September 20, 2016 53 Comments If you have forgot the MySQL root password, can’t remember or want to break in. You can reset the mysql database password from the command line in either Linux or macOS Sierra and OSX as long as you know the root user password of the.
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ProblemMac OSX asks you for your password because XAMPP is trying to run the.nix command sudo(This can be overcome by one of two ways:a. Allow ALL sudo commands to be run without a password.b.
Allow ONLY the XAMPP command to be run with no password. SolutionTo use one of these solutions, do the following:.
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Open Terminal.app (I like to hit Command+ Space, then type 'Terminal.app', then hit Enter). Run sudo nano /etc/sudoers.Append the following text to the file, where username is your short username (type whoami into the terminal to get it):. For option a:%username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD. For option b:%username ALL= NOPASSWD: /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/xampp.Press Ctrl+ x, and save when prompted.Note that on OSX Mavricks, you may have to add a% sign before the username (in /etc/sudoers). MacOS High SierraIn High Sierra I couldn't get the new control app manager-osx working without entering password, even when adding it in sudoers.But you can run xampp from command line to start and stop xampp (or only apache) without password, if you add it to the sudoers file.But: The solutions above made problems for me, so here what I did:Do not edit /etc/sudoers/ file, many things can go wrong! If you really want, use sudo visudomacOS also will not allow to use vim sudoers (you cannot save), at least with activated SIP. Better approachCreate a new file in the directory /etc/sudoers.d.
You need root rights to create the file.Name the file like your username (for example). No extension needed.Filename doesn't really matter, but it must not cotain a at end or a dot (.) at beginning.In this new file create only the needed entries, but DON'T add a% in front of your username. This didn't work for me and every call of sudo took a long time before asking the password. Content of the new file: username ALL = NOPASSWD: /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/xamppNow you can run sudo /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/xampp startin a Termin to start xampp and you don't have to enter your password. If something goes wrongDelete all your entries in the sudoers or the new file, or comment them with double ## so sudo will ignore them.Try this, if file is completely broken:If nothing else works, reboot to single user mode and repair the file.
There should also be a backup in /etc called sudoersorig.
I'm all very new to mySQL. I've installed it from the Oracle website, and I think I managed to run the server with the command: sudo./mysqldsafe -consoleBut it's impossible to open the client and have the 'mysql' prompt that nobody else seems to have a hard time having. I tried:./mysql./mysql -u root -p./mysql -u root -p root./mysql -u myusernameetc.(I also tried with 'sudo' first)I always get the same message: ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'xxxxx'@'localhost' (using password: XX)As you see, I don't really know what I'm doing. Post Install Set-upHave you been through the?In particular, is important because it sets up the default users and passwords. BrewYou may want to try installing MySQL via the. With brew installed, you can install MySQL using the command: brew install mysqlMAMPAlternatively, offers an application based edition of MySQL.
Launching the application starts a preconfigured copy of MySQL for you – and it includes the web-based.With regard to your comment wanting a free solution, MAMP is free:Similar to a Linux-Distribution, MAMP is a combination of free software and thus it is offered free of charge. MAMP is released under the GNU General Public License and may thereby be distributed freely within the boundaries of this license. See what the path is to MySQL and make sure there isn't another installation conflicting with the one installed by composer. In terminal: nano /.bashprofileYou might see something like: export PATH='/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH'You can reset the root password once you know where to call mysql from: /path/to/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root password yourpasswordhereMy path to MySQL is /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladminWhat Operating system are you running?
I used to use MAMP but I didn't care for it. I prefer to set up my own LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQl, PHP) using the details outlined in this tutorial.
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