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What is my root password for MySQL?

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What is my root password for MySQL?

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  • If the server was auto provisioned with MySQL then the root password is the same as the server root password.
  • If you installed MySQL through source, RPM, or up2date, then the initial root account passwords are empty, so anyone can connect to the MySQL server as root – without a password – and be granted all privileges. Unless you set the root password during or after the MySQL installation
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