1. service httpd stop
2. service mysqld stop
3. edit /etc/my.cnf
under [mysqld], add the following line:
skip-grant-tables[mysqld] skip-grant-tables 4. service mysqld start 5. run command mysql_fix_privilege_tables --verbose --password=MYSQLPASSWORD 6. edit /etc/my.cnf comment out line #skip-grant-tables 7. stop and start mysqld service mysqld stop service mysqld start 8. start httpd service httpd start