# MySql Change Password

*Many a time your security scan shall fail for having*

/etc/mysql/debian.cnf file in your linux instance. Typically, after a image has been made, you need to remove this file and set a special user *debian-sys-maint which can be used to reset your root user login.*

**Step 1:**

```bash
mysql -u debian-sys-maint -p%oldpassword%
```

(replace %oldpassword% with the password you are being given by us when you first time do SSH to your instance)

 **Step2:**

*SET PASSWORD = PASSWORD(‘%newpassword%’);*

(replace %newpassword% with the  new password)

 **Step3:**

*exit*

**Step 4:**

Now you can login with this user and set password for any user including root

Mysql Debian conf file vulnerability remediation on public clouds – AWS Azure GCP Oracle04.16.2022