As mentioned in the README (https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg- mysql/mariadb-10.0.git/tree/debian/mariadb-server-10.0.README.Debian) :
'On new installs no root password is set and no debian-sys-maint user is created anymore. Instead the MariaDB root account is set to be authenticated using the unix socket, e.g. any mysqld invocation by root or via sudo will let the user see the mysqld prompt.' ** Changed in: mariadb-10.0 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1597863 Title: MariaDB install never asks for default root password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb-10.0/+bug/1597863/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs