source: npl/commonservers/mysql_conf/root/sbin/syn3-mysqlfix

#!/bin/bash

echo "* Resetting mysql root password..."

svcstop /service/mysql || exit 1

PASSWD=`cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid` || exit 1
echo "$PASSWD" > /etc/my.passwd
#make sure those permissions are safe:
chown root /etc/my.passwd
chmod 700 /etc/my.passwd

#also create mysql option file
echo "
### automaticly created by syn3-mysqlfix
[client]
host=localhost
user=root
password=$PASSWD" > /root/.my.cnf
chmod 700 /root/.my.cnf

#start mysql with the ini file:
echo "GRANT ALL ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost' identified by '$PASSWD' WITH GRANT OPTION;" > /etc/my.init

svcstart /service/mysql
#dont exit, always delete ini file!
sleep 1
rm /etc/my.init

#secure database by deleting anoynmous logins and passwordless logins:
mysql --execute="DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='';" mysql &>/dev/null
mysql --execute="DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE Password='';" mysql &>/dev/null
mysql --execute="flush privileges;" mysql &>/dev/null

svcreset /service/mysql || exit 1

echo "Mysql rootpassword resetted, stored in /etc/my.passwd and created option file for root. "

exit 0