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

this is the updated answer for WAMP v3.0.6

UPDATE mysql.user 
SET authentication_string=PASSWORD('MyNewPass') 
WHERE user='root';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;