"Method 1 - Set up root password for the first time
"If you have never set a root password for MySQL, the server
does not require a password at all for connecting as root. To set
up a root password for the first time, use the mysqladmin command
at the shell prompt as follows:
"$ mysqladmin -u root password newpass
"If you want to change (or update) a root password, then you
need to use the following command: