set password mysql

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

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

ALTER USER 'user-name'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'NEW_USER_PASSWORD';FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

use mysql;

update user set authentication_string=PASSWORD("mynewpassword") where User='root';

flush privileges;

quit

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