Can a root user decrypt the passwords of other users using Mysql? If it is, can you please explain me how it can be done? If it is not possible, if a user forgot his password, how can a root user help him?
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5Possible duplicate of [Is there a way to recover MySql user Password?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9251261/is-there-a-way-to-recover-mysql-user-password) – shmosel Jan 06 '17 at 04:43
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No. For details see [How can I decrypt MySql passwords](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5654819/how-can-i-decrypt-mysql-passwords) – Jason Blue Jan 06 '17 at 04:59
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Only if they are encrypted. They should be hashed. – user207421 Jan 06 '17 at 06:54