#!/bin/bash # Prompt the user for the MySQL root password and new password echo "Enter MySQL root password:" read -s ROOT_PASSWORD # Step 6: Change authentication plugin to mysql_native_password echo "Changing authentication plugin for MySQL root user..." mysql -u root -p"$ROOT_PASSWORD" <<-EOF USE mysql ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY '$ROOT_PASSWORD'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EOF # Step 8: Restart MySQL normally echo "Restarting MySQL service..." sudo systemctl restart mysqld # Step 9: Test MySQL login with new password echo "Testing MySQL login..." mysql -u root -p"$NEW_PASSWORD" -e "SHOW DATABASES;" echo "MySQL root user authentication plugin has been updated successfully."