iworx db is on port 2307 ~iworx/bin/mysql/mysql -u iworx -S /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock -p Enter password: anypassword use mysql; update user set password=password('anypassword') where user='iworx'; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'iworx'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'anypassword' WITH GRANT OPTION; flush privileges; quit;