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• always monitor log file

/var/log/mysql/error.log

• always login as a root with sudo

sudo mysql -uroot -p

ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'MyNewPass';

• this can be read by mysql
  
  

sudo mysqld --init-file=/home/me/mysql-init &

sudo kill `cat /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid`

$ mysql

mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'MyNewPass';