Change mysql/mariadb root password

 >mysqladmin --user=root --password=oldpassword password "newpassword"

Change password for remote login as following

1. First login to mysql in command line

>mysql -u root -p

2. Then change password

>SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'%' = PASSWORD("NEWPASSSWORD");

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Change mysql/mariadb root password