change_db_password
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change_db_password [2014/01/04 00:18] nuxwin [If you know the old password] |
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| ======How to change i-MSCP database SQL user password?====== | ======How to change i-MSCP database SQL user password?====== | ||
| - | =====If you know the old password===== | + | Run the following commands as root user: |
| - | **1.** Set a new password to the existent SQL user | ||
| <code> | <code> | ||
| - | # mysql -u root -p | + | # dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5.5 |
| - | > UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('cleartext password') WHERE User='root'; | + | |
| - | > FLUSH PRIVILEGES; | + | |
| - | > quit; | + | |
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | **Note:** Here, assumption is made that the i-MSCP SQL user is the SQL root user (default). Another way is to run the **mysql_secure_installation** script as provided with the MySQL server. | + | <WRAP center round important 80%> |
| + | You must adapt the **dpkg-reconfigure** command according the SQL server/version you're using. | ||
| + | </WRAP> | ||
| - | **2.** Inform i-MSCP about new password | + | Once done you must reconfigure i-MSCP by running the imscp-reconfigure script. |
| - | <code> | + | |
| - | # perl /var/www/imscp/engine/setup/imscp-setup | + | |
| - | </code> | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Then, you will be asked again about i-MSCP SQL username and password. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | =====If you do not know the old password===== | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | **1.** Set a new password to the existent SQL user | + | |
| - | <code> | + | |
| - | # /etc/init.d/mysql stop | + | |
| - | # /usr/bin/mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables & | + | |
| - | # mysql -u root | + | |
| - | > UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('PASSWORD') WHERE User='root' AND Host='localhost'; | + | |
| - | > FLUSH PRIVILEGES; | + | |
| - | > quit; | + | |
| - | # /etc/init.d/mysql start | + | |
| - | </code> | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | **2.** Inform i-MSCP about new password | + | |
| - | <code> | + | |
| - | # perl /var/www/imscp/engine/setup/imscp-setup | + | |
| - | </code> | + | |
| - | Then, you will be asked again about i-MSCP SQL username and password. | ||
/var/www/virtual/i-mscp.net/wiki/htdocs/data/pages/change_db_password.txt · Last modified: 2017/04/14 18:25 by nuxwin
