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

Before MySQL 5.7.6 this works from the command line:

mysql -e "SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('$w0rdf1sh');"

I don't have a mysql install to test on but I think in your case it would be

mysql -e "UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('$w0rdf1sh') WHERE User='tate256';"