MariaDB: Restoring the root user and permissions

This documentation is part of the Troubleshooting guide. You can view the complete guide here: Common MariaDB issues and their solutions.

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If you find that the root user has been removed or its permissions or password altered unintentionally, you can restore it by restarting the MariaDB instance. Doing so reinstates the root user along with its default permissions and password.

Continue reading this guide

  1. Read the full guide: Troubleshooting
    Common MariaDB issues and their solutions
  2. phpMyAdmin timeout issues
  3. Resolving the "SSL connection error: unknown error number" in MariaDB
  4. Reclaiming disk space after data deletion

Other articles for MariaDB

  1. Getting started
    How to get started with MariaDB
  2. Advanced usage
    How to configure, optimise, export, or import MariaDB data
  3. Configure GUIs
    How to connect graphical interfaces to MariaDB
  4. Automate with the CLI
    Start MariaDB, retrieve its credentials, and modify its configuration programmatically using the Stackhero CLI
  5. GitHub Actions & GitLab CI
    Launch a real MariaDB service from your GitHub Actions or GitLab CI pipeline, run your tests against it, and automatically tear it down