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Discussion in 'Bind/DNS/Nameserver' started by rahnev, Mar 15, 2018.

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    Is there any way to view the current MySQL password on cPanel DNSOnly installation? I can login to it using mysql command but want to view the current one. There is no way to change it via Web UI.
     
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    Hello,

    The MySQL root password is stored in the /root/.my.cnf file by default.

    Thank you.
     
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    On cPanel installation - yes, but on cPanel DNSOnly - there is no such file.
     
    #3 rahnev, Mar 16, 2018
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    Hello,

    Is it possible it exists at another location? You can try finding it with a command such as:

    Code:
    find / -name ".my.cnf"
    If it doesn't exist, you can manually create this file in the /root directory with root ownership and 0600 permissions. Then, ensure the contents look like this:

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    [client]
password=MySQLRootPasswordHere
user=root
    Once this file is setup, you can follow the instructions to reset the MySQL root password from the top answer on a third-party URL like this:

    Change mysql root password on Centos7

    Thank you.
     
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    Hello @ronaldst,

    Could you open a support ticket using the link in my signature so we can take a closer look?

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    I found another source of information and this lead me to a working solution.

    The easiest way to do this:

    1. edit /etc/my.cnf, add the following
    Code:
    [mysqld]
skip-grant-tables
    2. restart mysql
    Code:
    service mysql restart
    3. Run the following
    Code:
    mysql -u root
use mysql
UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('YourPassword') WHERE USER='root' AND Host='localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
quit
    4. edit /etc/my.cnf and remove the variable added in step 1 (skip-grant-tables)

    5. restart mysql
    Code:
    service mysql restart
    6. test login with new password
    Code:
    mysql -u root -h localhost -p
Password
    7. Create a /root/.my.cnf
    Code:
    [client]
password=YourPassword
user=root
    8. Change file permissions of .my.cnf
    Code:
    chmod 0600 .my.cnf
    8. Test .my.cnf by logging into MySQL again
    Code:
    mysql -u root

    This worked for me running MySQL 5.6. on cPanel DNSOnly server.
     
    #7 ronaldst, May 18, 2018
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