title: MySQL root password change
body: <p>I have been trying to reset my MySQL root password.  I have run <code>mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables</code>, updated the root password, and checked the user table to make sure it is there.</p>
  <p>Once restarting the MySQL daemon I tried logging in with the new root password that I just set and still get <em>Access denied</em> for user 'root' errors.  I have also tried completely removing and reinstalling MySQL (including removing the <code>my.cnf</code> file) and still no luck. What can I do next?</p>