change mysql user code example
Example 1: alter user root mysql
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'newPassword';
Example 2: mysql set password for user
SET PASSWORD FOR <user> = '<plaintext_password>';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Example 3: change user mysql
[madegow@fedora20 ~]$ mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
...
MariaDB [(none)]> select user()
-> ;
+
| user() |
+
| root@localhost |
+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
MariaDB [(none)]> system mysql -u madegow -p
Enter password:
...
MariaDB [(none)]> select user();
+
| user() |
+
| madegow@localhost|