Access denied for user root - mysql on MAC OS - mysql

Question

I know how do skip this problem on ubuntu, but how can i do it on MAC OS?
How can i set password for mysql on MAC?
1) Doesn't work
mysqladmin -u root password NEWPASSWORD
2)Doesn't work
mysqld --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking &
3) This works:
mysql root password forgotten

Answer 1

You can do the following on Mac (El Capitan)
Open a Terminal window, use the command below to stop mysql if it's already running.
sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop
You can also check System Preferences > MySQL to see if it is running
Start MySQL with this command:
sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
Open a new terminal window/tab:
sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u root
This should open "mysql" prompt. Execute the following command:
$mysql> UPDATE user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD("my_password") WHERE User='root';
Troubleshooting tips:
A) The command for MySql versions before 5.7 was:
$mysql> UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD('my_password') where USER='root';
B) If you see ERROR 1046 (3D000): No database selected, then run this command first:
use mysql;
C) If you see unknown "Password" field error, then run this command:
UPDATE USER SET AUTHENTICATION_STRING=password('NewPassword') WHERE user='root'; $mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; $mysql> EXIT
D) If you see - ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; It is because password function was removed in version 8.0.11. Use bare string:
UPDATE USER SET AUTHENTICATION_STRING='NewPassword' WHERE user='root';
Stop MySql server
sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop
Restart MySQL, either through System Preferences > MySql or using a command.

Answer 2

The solution of
UPDATE user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD("my_password") WHERE User='root';
wasn’t working for me, but I did
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
ALTER USER 'root'#'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'MyNewPassword';
And was able to proceed. I’m using Ver 8.0.12.

Answer 3

You can do the following on iMac or Mac (High Sierra)
Open a Terminal window, and stop the mysql if it's already running. You can also check this System Preferences > MySQL > see if it is running.
Start MySQL with this command for skipping the main table
sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
Open a new terminal window/tab..
sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u root
This should open "mysql" prompt. Execute the below command:
A ) MySQL 5.6 and below
UPDATE mysql.user SET password=PASSWORD('NewPassord') WHERE user='root';
-- or --
B) MySQL 5.7+
UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD('NewPassord') WHERE user='root';
Restart MySQL, either through System Preferences > MySql or using a command.

Answer 4

MACOS 10.14 MOJAVE || MYSQL 8.0.15
This didn't work on my mac:
sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop
BUT THIS ACTUALLY WORKED:
sudo /usr/local/mysql-8.0.15-macos10.14-x86_64/support-files/mysql.server stop
The installation folder might vary per user, BE AWARE!
Or just Check > System preferences > MySQL > if the server is running, stop it.
then,
Start MySQL with this command:
sudo /usr/local/mysql-8.0.15-macos10.14-x86_64/bin/mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
Open a new terminal window/tab:
sudo /usr/local/mysql-8.0.15-macos10.14-x86_64/bin/mysql -u root
This should open "mysql" prompt. Execute the following command (*scroll right if you don't the full query):
UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string='your-password-goes-here' WHERE user='root' and host='localhost';
REMEMBER THAT
mysql-8.0.15-macos10.14-x86_64
(in my case) is the installation folder on your local machine, and it might or might not be different than mine because of OS versions, mysql versions, installation methods used, etc.

Answer 5

Very Simple Fix for MariaDB version: 10.4.6-MariaD on Mojave macOS
I have gone through all the answers. Some of them worked for me some of them not. I found one simple way to fix this on macOS or OSX. Here are the steps:
Prerequisites:
Homebrew should be installed. Use the following link to install homebrew on macOS or OSX.
Install mariadb:
brew install mariadb
Start MySQL Server: mysql.server start or run brew services start mariadb
to start MySQL Server at login to the computer.
Get into MySQL instance sudo mysql -u root
NOTE: mysql -u root will throw error ERROR 1698 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'#'localhost' so use sudo to run this command.
Now to change the password of the root user I tried the following commands:
UPDATE user SET password=PASSWORD("mypassword") WHERE User='root';
This has thrown an error: ERROR 1348 (HY000): Column 'Password' is not updatable
UPDATE user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD("mypassword") WHERE User='root';
This has thrown an error: ERROR 1348 (HY000): Column 'authentication_string' is not updatable
But the following command worked:
ALTER USER 'root'#'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'mypassword';
The response was: Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.009 sec)
So, it was a simple fix for me for the version 10.4.6-MariaD installed through brew. Hope this will help you too.

Answer 6

For MySQL 5.7 I had to use:
UPDATE user SET authentication_string = PASSWORD('YourNewPassword'),
password_expired = 'N' WHERE User = 'root';

Answer 7

sudo mysql -uroot
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'#'localhost' = PASSWORD('new_password');
flush privileges;
Ctrl+D
mysql -uroot -pnew_password # will work now
Notice the sudo on the first line.

Answer 8

I used to try all solutions but nothing worked. Finally and suddenly I found the solution! I use 10.5.8-MariaDB Homebrew.
USE mysql;
SELECT user, authentication_string, plugin, host FROM mysql.user;
For some reasons authentication_string is invalid and it's what we need to fix
Then just run the command below:
ALTER USER 'root'#'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '';

Answer 9

I had a very hard time in fixing this issue on MAC Sierra, 10.12.6, MySql version 5.7.17
Following steps worked for me:
Open a Terminal window, use the command below to stop mysql if it's already running.
sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop
Start MySQL with this command:
sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
Open a new terminal window/tab:
sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u root
This will open "mysql" prompt.
Execute following command in mysql prompt one by one:
use mysql;
UPDATE user SET authentication_string = PASSWORD('my_new_password'), password_expired = 'N' WHERE User = 'root';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT
Now Stop MySql server first then start it using below commands
sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop
sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start
Hope this solves your issue.

Answer 10

I discovered that in Mac Mojave, at least if you do the install straight from downloading MySQL Community Package rather than through brew, apparently you still need to insert the password you choose for 'root' through the System Preferences screen after stopping, restarting with safe mode (--skip-grant-tables), and flushing privileges. Then you can log in as root in phpMyAdmin. This was after trying at least 20 different sets of advice/instruction for fixing this, including the ones listed above on this page. Hope it helps someone!

Answer 11

I am using Mac and my solution is a bit different like above
cd to folder that I installed mysql. In my case it is cd /opt/homebrew/Cellar/mysql/8.0.27/bin because I used brew to install mysql
using mysqld_safe will not help. Try this syntax mysqld --skip-grant-tables &
type mysql
type FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
type ALTER USER 'root'#'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password you want';
If you see ERROR 1819 (HY000): Your password does not satisfy the current policy requirements error. Just type the password with capital letter + number + special character

Answer 12

Mac OSX 12.1 (Monterey)
Installed Oracle MySql: mysql Ver 8.0.28 for macos11 on x86_64 (MySQL Community Server - GPL)
Using the package install after installation it appears the root password you set does not get saved in the mysql database within the server. I tried a number of the update user commands from above and ultimately what fixed the issue was System Preferences > MySql > Initialize Database > [set password again].
Initialize DB Screen
Stop the DB and restart was able to create a session with the root user. Now that it is working I kind of want to trash it just for the headache and use mariadb instead.