docs/sql-manual/sql-statements/Account-Management-Statements/SET-PASSWORD.md

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    "title": "SET-PASSWORD",
    "language": "en"
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## SET-PASSWORD

### Name

SET PASSWORD

### Description

The SET PASSWORD command can be used to modify a user's login password. If the [FOR user_identity] field does not exist, then change the current user's password

```sql
SET PASSWORD [FOR user_identity] =
    [PASSWORD('plain password')]|['hashed password']
```

Note that the user_identity here must exactly match the user_identity specified when creating a user with CREATE USER, otherwise an error will be reported that the user does not exist. If user_identity is not specified, the current user is 'username'@'ip', which may not match any user_identity. Current users can be viewed through SHOW GRANTS.

The plaintext password is input in the PASSWORD() method; when using a string directly, the encrypted password needs to be passed.
To modify the passwords of other users, administrator privileges are required.

### Example

1. Modify the current user's password

   ```sql
   SET PASSWORD = PASSWORD('123456')
   SET PASSWORD = '*6BB4837EB74329105EE4568DDA7DC67ED2CA2AD9'
   ```

2. Modify the specified user password

   ```sql
   SET PASSWORD FOR 'jack'@'192.%' = PASSWORD('123456')
   SET PASSWORD FOR 'jack'@['domain'] = '*6BB4837EB74329105EE4568DDA7DC67ED2CA2AD9'
   ```

### Keywords

    SET, PASSWORD

### Best Practice