root user for mysql
diff --git a/stack.sh b/stack.sh
index 41bcdf2..9cca50f 100755
--- a/stack.sh
+++ b/stack.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 LIBVIRT_TYPE=${LIBVIRT_TYPE:-qemu}
 
 # Mysql connection info
-MYSQL_USER=${MYSQL_USER:-nova}
+MYSQL_USER=${MYSQL_USER:-root}
 MYSQL_PASS=${MYSQL_PASS:-nova}
 MYSQL_HOST=${MYSQL_HOST:-localhost}
 # don't specify /db in this string, so we can use it for multiple services