If your account was set up by UIT, you should have .my.cnf file in your home directory. UIT-default file allows you to interact with MySQL command-line terminal without having to log in. You can also use the same file to interact with other MySQL-related tools, like mysqldump:
[mysql]
user = root
password = (password)
[mysqldump]
user = root
password = (password)
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