Skip Authorization on MySQL DB

To skip authorizations and login without password to MySql server,

1. sudo vi /etc/mysql/my.cnf
2. Add the line skip-grant-tables after the linewhich reads skip-external-locking.
   1. Optionally comment the line bind-address = 127.0.0.1 if the db has to be accessed from external devices via TCP.
3. Save and quit vim.
4. restart mysql server ( sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart in ubuntu)

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