i was trying to reset the root password for mysql on my mac the other day , but apparently it was very easy to do ......... here is how to do it :
run the follwing command:
sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables --user=root
this will allow you to login to mysql using the root username without specifying a password..
shell>mysql -u root
then you can update the user privileges in your db for your root.......voila.
