mysql change root password linux code example

Example 1: change root password mysql

#First Login with administrative account (Even root itself)

mysql> use mysql;
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD("NewPassword");
mysql> flush privileges;

#Now quit and login
mysql> quit

mysql -u root -p
#Click enter and It will prompt you to enter password
#Just to be safe you should also still try to log in without entering a password

Example 2: mysql admin u root p password change password

#Change or update mysql root password
#Go to win cmd and cd into C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin
#Then type in the following: (password - current root password)
mysqladmin -u root -p password newpass

Example 3: mysql set root password

use mysql;

update user set authentication_string=PASSWORD("mynewpassword") where User='root';

flush privileges;

quit

Example 4: how to change mysql localhost password

ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'NewPassword'