Setting the MySQL root user password on OS X

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I just installed MySQL on Mac OS X. The next step was setting the root user password, so I did this next:

  1. Launch the terminal app to access the Unix command line.

  2. Under the Unix prompt I executed these commands:

    cd /usr/local/mysql/bin
./mysqladmin -u root password 'password'

But, when I execute the command

./mysql -u root, this is the answer:

Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 224
Server version: 5.5.13 MySQL Community Server (GPL)

Copyright (c) 2000, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql>

I can get into the mysql command line without any password!

Why is this?

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