Can't set password for Root account

I have rebuilt my macbook from scratch not from a backup ,  I then opened Terminal and typed sudo passwd root  (got the message) entered a password, I got Sorry try again.  tryed again same thing, I definately reinstalled from scratch therefore my root password should have been empty.  How do I set my root password???? Thank you

I got it - Apple Menu- System preferences-Accounts - Login Option - Join -Open Directory Utility ...- Edit (menu)
enable root password

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