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Reset root password in MySQL

I am logging in with root user in MySQL, and the server has been hardened, so this parameter is set default-authentication-plugin=caching_sha2_password, and this is currently the only user I have. ...
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MySQL denied me access after changing my password

I am new to MySQL. Today is my first day using it through XAMPP. I have managed to change my password using the code mysqladmin -u root password Suddenly I was denied access from XAMPP and from the ...
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Changing root and user passwords in MariaDB 10.5?

We have a few MariaDB servers (MariaDB 10.5, running on Debian 11/bullseye) where we need to change the passwords for the DB root user and for other user accounts in the DB system (by which I mean ...
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Backing-up Postgresql data when only root login is available (Ubuntu)

I have a Ubuntu-based workstation with several boot issues that prevent any user login - only logging in as "root" works. Before formatting the Ubuntu partition to perform a clean ...
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problem installing mariadb using mysql_secure_installation

I started secure install of MySQL with sudo mysql_secure_installation command, and I got that message: Securing the MySQL server deployment. Enter password for user root: Error: Can't connect to ...
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Supplying root password to MySQL V8 sort of fails

On Ubuntu 20.04 I have installed MySQL V8.0.25. But I kind of fail to apply a (valid) root password. The apt-get process for installing mysql-server did not ask for a root password. And I cannot enter ...
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How to change user privileges from 'Y' to 'N' in MySQL Server?

I want to change a privilege to my glpiuser from 'N' to 'Y'. In MySQL server, what is the command to do this task? Here's the image that display my users. I'm using Ubuntu 20.04.1
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Lost admin user ; Update not allowed on current user in MySQL

I work on MySQL. For making my database more secure I created new user and than deleted 'root' user which had all privileges. I think I did not give full privileges to new user. That's why it is ...
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MariaDB root password change using Ansible

I had tried to change MariaDB root password using following Ansible script. - name: Dump MySQL root Password debug: msg: "MySQL new Password : {{ mysql_pass }}" ...
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Do I have to worry that root user can login into MariaDB 10.5 without password

I remember when installing MySQL Server 8.0, or in some database setups, there are warnings about no password login. Should I worry about this? I think if someone gets access to root user on my debian ...
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Deleted MySQL “root” user in phpMyAdmin through XAMPP local host…how to restore? [duplicate]

I was working in phpMyAdmin (XAMPP localhost) to add a user for a new database I created for a local WordPress website, and came upon the list of users named "root". Since I did not remember ...
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Should I revoke login from the default pgsql user?

I set up a localhost pgsql installation (os x catalina, homebrew, 12.*). I am developing a sql data warehouse and I’d like my dev environment to be as close to the production one as possible. Homebrew ...
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Unable to run mariadb in safe mode

When I run following command mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables & I get message myuser@myvm:~$ 200523 08:24:41 mysqld_safe Logging to syslog. 200523 08:24:41 mysqld_safe Starting mysqld daemon ...
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Syntax error when update root password

I forgot MySQL root password so I am trying to change it by starting it in safe mode and running following command but getting syntax error. MySQL version is 8. What is the correct syntax to update ...
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