mysql 5.6 seems to have a new --random-passwords option for mysql_install_db, which lets me discover the root password: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/mysql-install-db.html#option_mysql_install_db_random-passwords But what can I do with mysql 5.5? The documentation suggests that the root password should be empty, but I cannot seem to connect with no password (or an empty password), so i ca