Force-Resetting the MySQL Root Password Despite Access Denial

You've encountered an issue where you're unable to log in as root, preventing you from changing the MySQL root password.

One effective approach to force-reset the root password involves creating a file containing the following SQL statement:

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

Save this file with an appropriate name, such as "resetPassword.sql."

Next, execute the following command to manually start MySQL with the file you created as the initialization file:

mysqld --init-file=resetPassword.sql

Once the MySQL server starts, it will execute the SQL statement from the file, resetting your password.

After executing the file, shut down the server and restart it normally:

service mysqld stop
service mysqld start

You should now be able to log in as root with the new password you provided in the SQL statement.