MySQL,ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'

ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'

# /etc/init.d/mysql stop
# mysqld_safe --user=mysql --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking &
# mysql -u root mysql
mysql> UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD('newpassword') where USER='root';  
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;  
mysql> quit

# /etc/init.d/mysql restart
# mysql -uroot -p
Enter password: <输入新设的密码newpassword>  

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