MariaDB : How to change Root Password for MariaDB

Scenario:

You are working as MariaDB / MySQL DBA and you need you change the password for root. How would you do that?

Solution:

You can use mysqladmin command to change the password for root user. use below statement to change the password

shell > sudo mysqladmin -u root -p password mynewpassword

Once you will hit enter, you will be asked to provide old password for root. Provide the password for root and hit Enter. 

You are all set to login to MariaDB by using new root password. Use below command to login to MariaDB


shell> mysql -u root -p
provide new password, in my case it was mynewpassword. 

Video Demo : How to change Root password in MariaDB or MySQL