MariaDB default password & login

MySQL fork. Default root user has NO password on most distros — secure with mysql_secure_installation immediately.

Use these credentials for the very first login to MariaDB only. The full vendor documentation linked below explains how to rotate them and harden the install.

Default username
root
Default password
Set during install / first-run wizard
Default port
3306(MySQL / MariaDB)
Default admin URL
mysql://localhost:3306

Notes & recovery

On Debian root uses unix_socket auth; password is set via mysql_secure_installation. On RHEL the password is blank.

Official documentation →

Change the default immediately

Anyone with internet access can try the published default on MariaDB. Set a strong, unique password the moment you finish first-time setup, ideally before exposing the service to your LAN.

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