一、一般忘记密码的解决办法，需要重启Mysql
1、skip-grant-tables
我们常用的方法是使用skip-grant-tables选项，mysqld server启动之后并不使用权限系统（privilege system）。用户不需要任何账号、不受任何限制的访问数据库中所有数据。为了安全起见，通常加上 skip-networking ，mysqld不侦听任何TCP/IP连接请求。操作过程如下，
1）修改my.cnf配置文件，在mysqld选项中添加skip-grant-tables和skip-networking。
2）再重启mysqld server。
3）通过sql语句修改mysql.user表中存储密码。执行flush privileges，重新启用mysql权限系统。
二、不重启mysqld的方法
1、首先得有一个可以拥有修改权限的mysql数据库账号，当前的mysql实例账号（较低权限的账号，比如可以修改test数据库）或者其他相同版本实例的账号。把data/mysql目录下面的user表相关的文件复制到data/test目录下面。
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mysql> update user set password=password('yayun') where user='root';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
Rows matched: 5 Changed: 0 Warnings: 0
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3、把修改后的user.MYD和user.MYI复制到mysql目录下，记得备份之前的文件。
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