MySQL 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('root') where USER='root';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> quit

# /etc/init.d/mysqld restart
# mysql -uroot -p
Enter password:

mysql>