update user mysql code example

Example 1: mysql change user password

SET PASSWORD FOR 'user-name'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('NEW_USER_PASSWORD');FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Example 2: set password mysql

-- In case the UPDATE command returns "Column 'Password' is not updatable" run
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'newPassword';
flush privileges;

Example 3: change mysql password from command line

ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'New-Password';

Example 4: mysql set password for user

# `SET PASSWORD FOR <user> = PASSWORD('<plaintext_password>')` is deprecated
SET PASSWORD FOR <user> = '<plaintext_password>';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Example 5: 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|