Change mysql user password using command line

Question

I\'m trying to update the password for a database user using the command line, and it\'s not working for me. This is the code I\'m using:

mysql> UPDATE user S         


        

Answer 1

As of MySQL 5.7.6, use ALTER USER

Example:

ALTER USER 'username' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Because:

• SET PASSWORD ... = PASSWORD('auth_string') syntax is deprecated as of MySQL 5.7.6 and will be removed in a future MySQL release.

• SET PASSWORD ... = 'auth_string' syntax is not deprecated, but ALTER USER is now the preferred statement for assigning passwords.