SET PASSWORD

This statement changes the user password for a user account in the TiDB system database.

Synopsis

SetPasswordStmt
SETPASSWORDFORUsername=stringLitPASSWORD(stringLit)

Examples

mysql> SET PASSWORD='test'; -- change my password Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec) mysql> CREATE USER 'newuser' IDENTIFIED BY 'test'; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> SHOW CREATE USER 'newuser'; +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CREATE USER for newuser@% | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CREATE USER 'newuser'@'%' IDENTIFIED WITH 'mysql_native_password' AS '*94BDCEBE19083CE2A1F959FD02F964C7AF4CFC29' REQUIRE NONE PASSWORD EXPIRE DEFAULT ACCOUNT UNLOCK | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR newuser = 'test'; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec) mysql> SHOW CREATE USER 'newuser'; +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CREATE USER for newuser@% | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CREATE USER 'newuser'@'%' IDENTIFIED WITH 'mysql_native_password' AS '*94BDCEBE19083CE2A1F959FD02F964C7AF4CFC29' REQUIRE NONE PASSWORD EXPIRE DEFAULT ACCOUNT UNLOCK | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR newuser = PASSWORD('test'); -- deprecated syntax from earlier MySQL releases Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> SHOW CREATE USER 'newuser'; +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CREATE USER for newuser@% | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CREATE USER 'newuser'@'%' IDENTIFIED WITH 'mysql_native_password' AS '*94BDCEBE19083CE2A1F959FD02F964C7AF4CFC29' REQUIRE NONE PASSWORD EXPIRE DEFAULT ACCOUNT UNLOCK | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)

MySQL compatibility

The SET PASSWORD statement in TiDB is fully compatible with MySQL. If you find any compatibility differences, report a bug.

See also

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