如果其他答案都不适合您，并且您收到了以下错误:

mysqld_safe Logging to '/var/log/mysql/error.log'.
mysqld_safe Directory '/var/run/mysqld' for UNIX socket file don't exists.
[1]+  Exit 1                  sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables

按照以下命令依次执行，直到重置密码:

# Stop your server first
sudo service mysql stop

# Make the MySQL service directory.
sudo mkdir /var/run/mysqld

# Give MySQL permission to work with the created directory
sudo chown mysql: /var/run/mysqld

# Start MySQL, without permission and network checking
sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking &

# Log in to your server without any password.
mysql -u root mysql


# Update the password for the root user:
UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD('YourNewPasswordBuddy'), plugin='mysql_native_password' WHERE User='root' AND Host='localhost';

# If you omit (AND Host='localhost') section, it updates
# the root password regardless of its host

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

# Kill the mysqld_safe process
sudo service mysql restart

# Now you can use your new password to log in to your server
mysql -u root -p

# Take note for remote access. You should create a remote
# user and then grant all privileges to that remote user

在Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)和MySQL 5.7.13版本中，我能够通过以下步骤解决这个问题:

Follow the instructions from section B.5.3.2.2 Resetting the Root Password: Unix and Unix-Like Systems MySQL 5.7 reference manual When I tried #sudo mysqld_safe --init-file=/home/me/mysql-init & it failed. The error was in /var/log/mysql/error.log: 2016-08-10T11:41:20.421946Z 0 [Note] Execution of init_file '/home/me/mysql/mysql-init' started. 2016-08-10T11:41:20.422070Z 0 [ERROR] /usr/sbin/mysqld: File '/home/me/mysql/mysql-init' not found (Errcode: 13 - Permission denied) 2016-08-10T11:41:20.422096Z 0 [ERROR] Aborting

mysql-init的文件权限不是问题。我们需要编辑AppArmor权限。

Edit by sudo vi /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld .... /var/log/mysql/ r, /var/log/mysql/** rw, # Allow user init file /home/pranab/mysql/* r, # Site-specific additions and overrides. See local/README for details. #include <local/usr.sbin.mysqld> } Do sudo /etc/init.d/apparmor reload Start mysqld_safe again. Try step 2 above. Check file /var/log/mysql/error.log. Make sure there is no error and the mysqld is successfully started. Run mysql -u root -p Enter password: Enter the password that you specified in mysql-init. You should be able to log in as root now. Shutdown mysqld_safe by sudo mysqladmin -u root -p shutdown Start mysqld the normal way by sudo systemctl start mysql

你必须重设密码!Mac OS X(已测试并正在运行)和Ubuntu的步骤:

停止使用MySQL

sudo service mysql stop

or

sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop

以安全模式启动:

sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking

(上面一行是整个命令)

这将是一个持续的命令，直到进程结束，所以打开另一个shell/终端窗口，登录没有密码:

mysql -u root

mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('password') WHERE User='root';

根据@IberoMedia的评论，对于新版本的MySQL，该字段被称为authentication_string:

mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string =PASSWORD('password') WHERE User='root';

启动MySQL使用:

sudo service mysql start

or

sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start

你的新密码是“password”。

注意:对于MySQL > 5.7版本，请尝试以下操作:

update mysql.user set authentication_string='password' where user='root';

我使用的是mysql-5.7.12-osx10.11-x86_64。dmg在Mac OS X上。

安装过程会自动为root用户设置一个临时密码。你应该保存密码。密码不可恢复。

按照说明操作:

Go to cd /usr/local/mysql/bin/ Enter the temporary password (which would look something like, "tsO07JF1=>3") You should get the mysql> prompt. Run, SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('{YOUR_PASSWORD}'); If you wish to set your password: "root" then the command would be, SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('root'); Run ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' PASSWORD EXPIRE NEVER; Run exit Run ./mysql -u root -p Type your password. In my case I would type, "root" (without quote) That's all.

为了方便起见，您应该在PATH环境变量中添加“/usr/local/mysql/bin”。

现在你可以在任何地方输入。/mysql -u root -p，然后输入密码，你会得到mysql>提示。

如果你把MySQL作为Docker镜像的一部分(比如在6606端口上)，而Ubuntu安装(在3306端口上)，指定端口是不够的:

mysql -u root -p -P 6606

将把:

ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

因为默认情况下它试图连接到localhost，指定您的本地IP地址可以修复这个问题:

mysql -u root -p -P 6606 -h 127.0.0.1

默认情况下，密码为空，因此您必须按照以下步骤修改密码。

连接MySQL

root# mysql

Use mysql

mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD('root') where User='root';

最后，重新加载特权:

mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> quit