Resetting MySQL Password Please see the following link from Super User. I cannot get anything working:


  https://superuser.com/q/342609/93569


Update: This link has been dramatically changed! Please see the link.
On Debian or Ubuntu you can also do this on the command line to login as the administrator:

sudo mysql --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf


Then you reset the password as randy has indicated.