mysqul access denied

[F Brown]

When accessing mysql from cpanel, it produces this error:

DBI connect('mysql:localhost','root',...) failed: Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: NO) at /usr/local/cpanel/Cpanel/Mysql.pm line 42

ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: NO)

phpmyadmin works fine however.

Restarting mysql had no effect, any suggestions?

[F Brown]

I fixed it by putting in a new root password.

[abagla]

how to put a new root password

i tried from whm but it failed