Ramesh Balan
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Q:

mysql set password for user

SET PASSWORD FOR 'user-name'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('NEW_USER_PASSWORD');FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
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-- In case the UPDATE command returns "Column 'Password' is not updatable" run
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'newPassword';
flush privileges;
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ALTER USER 'user-name'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'NEW_USER_PASSWORD';FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
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# `SET PASSWORD FOR <user> = PASSWORD('<plaintext_password>')` is deprecated
SET PASSWORD FOR <user> = '<plaintext_password>';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
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user:root
#The password is empty
password:
#If by accident you set the password and you don't remember it
service mysql stop #Stop mysql service
mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables & #disable "login"
mysql #Log in into mysql, you should see mysql> in prompt
UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('new-password') WHERE User='root';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES; #
exit; # exit from mysql
mysqladmin -u root -p shutdown # shutdown mysql service
service mysql start # Restart your service
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