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title: What is my root password for MySQL?
description: "- 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…"
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updated: "2021-07-12"
category: Cloud Server Management / MySQL
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# What is my root password for MySQL?

- 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