![]() ![]() Now, let's remove every package associated with MySQL so you can have ideal reinstallation: sudo apt-get purge -auto-remove mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common mysql-server-core-* mysql-client-core-*Īnd if you want to remove the configuration data: sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql /var/lib/mysql To remove MySQL completely from your system, the first is to stop the MySQL service: sudo systemctl stop mysql To start MySQL on every boot, you can use the given command: sudo systemctl enable mysql How to uninstall MySQL from Ubuntu To check whether MySQL is running or not, you can check its status by using the given command: sudo systemctl status mysqlĪnd if it's not active, you can start MySQL using the given command: sudo systemctl start mysql You have successfully secured MySQL! Start MySQL on every boot Now, start the secure script again: sudo mysql_secure_installationĪnd that's it. Once done, flush the privileges in MySQL and exit by using the given command: flush privileges ![]() Now, we will set the password to identify : alter user identified with mysql_native_password by 'Enter strong password here' Let's start with starting MySQL: sudo mysql ![]() The reason why you get this error is that by default, the secure script attempts to set the root password for MySQL install.Īnd by default, Ubuntu is configured to connect using a password.īut the steps are fairly simple. How to solve Failed! Error: SET PASSWORD has no significance for user ‘ ’ as the authentication To start the secure script, utilize the given command and it will ask various questions ranging from profile password to the level of password validation: sudo mysql_secure_installationĪnd when I choose my password and security validation level, it gave me the following error:Īnd if you are on Ubuntu, you will probably get the same error so let's resolve this issue first. MySQL is vulnerable just after installation and this is the reason why it is pre-bundled with a secure script. Once you are done with the installation, you can check for the installed version by appending -version to the mysql command: mysql -version Securing MySQL install with a secure script Then you will have to install MySQL client instead of server using the given command: sudo apt install mysql-client You will get a MySQL server which is helpful when you want to host a database server on your system but what if you connect to a MySQL server as a client? So here's the command to update your existing repos and install MySQL in Ubuntu: sudo apt update & sudo apt install mysql-server ![]()
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