Create a text file containing the password-assignment statement on a single line. Replace the password with the password that you want to use. ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'MyNewPass'; Save the file. This example assumes that you name the file C:\mysql-init.txt Open a console window to get to the command prompt: From the Start menu, select Run, then enter cmd as the command to be run. Start the MySQL server with the special --init-file option (notice that the backslash in the option value is doubled): cd "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin" mysqld --init-file=C:\\mysql-init.txt
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