@adelin ghanayem here you can find all the steps to change the root password: 1. Stop mysql: systemctl stop mysqld 2.Set the mySQL environment option systemctl set-environment MYSQLD_OPTS="--skip-grant-tables"3.Start mysql usig the options you just set systemctl start mysqld 4. Login as root mysql -u root 5.Update the root user password with these mysql commands mysql>UPDATE mysql.userSET authentication_string = PASSWORD('MyNewPassword')->WHEREUser='root'AND Host ='localhost'; mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; mysql> quit *** Edit ***As mentioned my shokulei in the comments,for5.7.6and later, you should use mysql>ALTERUSER'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY'MyNewPass';Or you'll get a warning 6. Stop mysql systemctl stop mysqld 7. Unset the mySQL envitroment option so it starts normally next time systemctl unset-environment MYSQLD_OPTS 8.Start mysql normally: systemctl start mysqld Try to login using your new password:7. mysql -u root -p see more info at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33510184/change-mysql-root-password-on-centos7 ... View more