How to change the MySQL root account password on CentOS7?

Question

I have installed mySQL on a Centos7 vm but I have problems logging in with root. I tried logging in without password or tried any default ones (like mysql, admin etc) I look

Answer 1

Please stop all services MySQL with following command /etc/init.d/mysqld stop After it use this

mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables

its may work properly