change mysql password root code example
Example 1: mysql set root password
use mysql;
update user set authentication_string=PASSWORD("mynewpassword") where User='root';
flush privileges;
quit
Example 2: enable password in mysql root user in mysql 8
1. If you in skip-grant-tables mode in mysqld_safe:
mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=null WHERE User='root';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;
and then, in terminal:
$ mysql -u root
in mysql:
mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'yourpasswd';
2. Not in skip-grant-tables mode just in mysql:
mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'yourpasswd';
Example 3: how to change mysql root password in windows 10
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'NewPassword';
Example 4: what is default mysql database password in linux
$ sudo apt install mysql-server
$ sudo cat /etc/mysql/debian.cnf