Mysql (MariaDB 10.0.29): Set root password, but still can login without asking password?

Question

I want to secure mysql by setting root password. I reset root password successfully:

MariaDB [(none)]> select Host, User, Password from mysql.user;
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Answer 1

I know this question is old, but I had the same issue and the steps below solved my problem:

on the Linux terminal, run the command below to set a new password for root user, skip this step, if root password is already set.

mysqladmin --user=root password "newpassword"

Login to mysql

mysql -uroot -p

Enter 'root' user password

Run following query on MariaDB console

MariaDB [(none)]> select host,user,password from mysql.user;

You may notice some records with 'user' column values are ''(empty), delete those records using following query

MariaDB [(none)]> delete from mysql.user where user='';
MariaDB [(none)]> flush privileges;
Query OK, 2 rows affected (0.00 sec)
MariaDB [(none)]> exit
Bye
#$ mysql
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user ''@'localhost' (using password: NO)

You wont be able to login to mysql without password after following above steps.