So the original bug report is behaviour by design, so I'll mark this Won't Fix. If there's an issue with setting the root password afterwards though, then we can reopen this bug and change the title to track that, or file another one or something.
** Changed in: mysql-5.7 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1571668 Title: Mysql upgrade locks out its root user To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/+bug/1571668/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs