SQL syntax error at simple statement

Question

I'm trying to execute

ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'my_new_password';

but getting

ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'IDENTIFIED BY 'my_new_password'' at line 1

What am i doing wrong?

Which version are you using? That SQL works from 5.7.6 version. — Dez
– Dez, Commented Jan 2, 2017 at 9:07

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:01:49Z

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The way you want to change the password is only valid since MySQL 5.7.6. You can use the SET PASSWORD statement for older versions instead:

SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('my_new_password');

The ALTER USER statement is available since MySQL 5.7.6. Make sure you are using this version or a newer one to use your statement (thx @Dez).

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:01

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Dez Over a year ago

The way he wants to change the password is valid since version 5.7.6. dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/alter-user.html

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