From GL

From a command line shell to linux.gl.umbc.edu:

1. Type the following command, where $USER is replaced with your myUMBC username:

   mysql -h studentdb-maria.gl -u '$USER' -p

2. Enter your assigned MariaDB password at the prompt.

OR

1. Type the following command, where $USER is replaced with your myUMBC username and $PASSWORD is replaced with your assigned MariaDB password:

   mysql -h studentdb-maria.gl -u '$USER' -p'$PASSWORD'

   Heads Up!

   If you do not use single quotes around your password and it contains a dollar sign or other special characters, then you may not be able to log in (see http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/quoting.html for details on shell expansion).

From a web browser (phpMyAdmin)

From phpMyAdmin:

1. Click the 'SQL' tab.

2. Type the following command, where $PASSWORD is replaced with the password you'd like to use, and hit Go:

   Set Password

   SET PASSWORD = PASSWORD('$PASSWORD');