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MySQL Users, Grants, and Privileges Cheatsheet/Change a user's password

Rotate credentials for an existing account.

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Section: user management

Change a user's password

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ALTER USER 'app_user'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'new-strong-password';
Explanation

Password rotation is a standard operational task for service accounts.

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