Bug#848616: #848616: mysql_install_db creates unusable root user

I've tested this a bit. The reason why you cannot access as root the default database is that in Debian we now how unix socket authentication enabled by default, and the default account allows 'root' to access mysqld via socket. So running your mysqladmin as sudo works, but that of course defeats

Bug#848616: #848616: mysql_install_db creates unusable root user

Here's a silly workaround I've added to ruby-mysql2, but this really can't be the solution: https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-ruby-extras/ruby-mysql2.git/commit/?id=38e0a5633506fd115853aa0b16b91a7441069db5 -- christian hofstaedtler