MySQL change root password Q. How do I change MySQL root password under Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and UNIX like operating system over ssh / telnet session? A. Setting up mysql password is one of the essential tasks. root user is MySQL admin account. Remember Linux / UNIX login root account for your operating system and MySQL root are different. They are separate and nothing to do with each other (indeed some admin removes root account and setup admin as mysql super user). mysqladmin command to change root password If you have never set a root password for MySQL, the server does not require a ... in Tutorialswith freebsdlinuxmysqlopenbsdpasswordroottutorialsunix