'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)'

Question

I\'m trying to set the password of the user root but I\'m gettin the error below, any idea?

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Answer 1

$ mysqladmin -u root -p password
Enter password: 
New password: 
Confirm new password:

password is to be typed literally. It's a command. You don't have to substitute password with your actual password.