Chances are, you have MySQL running somewhere in your data center. If that's the case, there might be a time when you need to set or change the root user password. This can happen when you've forgotten the password or when you're looking to up your security game (remembering you set the original MySQL password to something far too simple). As you might expect, the process is handled entirely through the command line and works with with either MySQL or MariaDB installations. The Linux distribution being used doesn't matter (as long as you have admin access, either by way of su or sudo). A word of warning: Given the current state of attacks, across the landscape of IT, I highly recommend you using seriously strong passwords for your databases. Use a random password generator and then store that in a password manager (instead of using an easily memorized password). Be safer than safe. With that said, let's get to work. Setting the password for the first time D...