unlock the only MySQL account

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By accident I locked my root account in MySQL which I launch using wamp server, the error message from phpMyAdmin is

Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'. Account is locked.

How can I unlock this account, all I could find online was assuming that I have another unlocked account. Thanks in advance.

See if stackoverflow.com/a/6386832/5260982 on Stack Overflow helps. — Dave, Mar 28 at 19:50
very similar issue, unfortuntly when I apply any command I get error: 'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'. Account is locked.' or error: 'Access denied for user 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password: NO)' — Allaw Hussein, Mar 29 at 3:15
I tried a re-install (it actually was a re-extract for the MySQL server zip), but the error is still persisting — Allaw Hussein, Mar 29 at 7:17
Look at the first comment on the original question (stackoverflow.com/posts/6386805/edit). You have to start the server without without the grant tables so you may bypass any and all security checks first. — Dave, Mar 29 at 11:59

danblack · Accepted Answer · 2023-03-30 03:38:49Z

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Using the method from docs.

Create an C:\init.sql file containing

ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost ACCOUNT UNLOCK

In the my.ini file

[mysqld]
init-file=C:\\init.sql

Restart the service, check you can access the root user, and then remove init.sql file and backout my.ini change.

answered Mar 30 at 3:38

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