mysql> use mysql
Database changed
mysql> select host,user from user;
+-----------+------+
| host | user |
+-----------+------+
| % | |
| % | root |
| localhost | |
| localhost | root |
+-----------+------+
4 rows in set (0.02 sec)
mysql> update user set password=password('newpassword') where user='root';
Query OK, 2 rows affected (0.00 sec)
Rows matched: 2 Changed: 2 Warnings: 0
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)