# According to DigitalOcean:
# When running mysql_secure_installation
# - do not assign a password to the mysql root user.
# - create an 'admin' user - see keepass for password

# For status:
systemctl status mariadb

# The mysqladmin utility exists,e.g.:
mysqladmin version
# Or, using the 'admin' user:
mysqladmin -u admin -p version