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Reset mariadb root password
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &

mysql -u root 

MariaDB [(none)]> use mysql;
MariaDB [mysql]> UPDATE user SET password=PASSWORD("new_password") WHERE User='root';
MariaDB [mysql]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [mysql]> quit;

mysqladmin shutdown
#sudo service mysql stop
#sudo service mysql start
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