I'm trying to install Moodle using Ubuntu using the following guide: Step-by-step Installation Guide for Ubuntu
I'm currently on step 6 where I have to create a mySQL user with the correct permissions and this is where I'm getting stuck.
The 1st command - create user 'user1'#'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password1'; works fine
However the 2nd command -
GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,CREATE,CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES,DROP,INDEX,ALTER ON moodle.* TO user1#localhost
IDENTIFIED BY 'password1';
Returns the error message - 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 'password1'' at line 1
The installation manual mentions that this may be a problem so advises me to use - SELECT password('password1'); in order to get a hash value to overcome the problem.
However instead of giving me a hash value it comes up with the same error of - 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 '('password1')' at line 1
I am a beginner to all this so I'd appreciate any responses, thanks in advance!
You need apostrophes around the name and the host in your command, like:
GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,CREATE,CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES,DROP,INDEX,ALTER ON moodle.* TO 'user1'#'localhost'
IDENTIFIED BY 'password1';
EDIT
According to the comments, slightly changing the command fixed the syntax error:
GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,CREATE,CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES,DROP,INDEX,ALTER ON moodle.* TO 'user1'#'localhost';
First Create user ‘moodleuser’#’localhost’ identified by ‘yourpassword’;
Then grant select,insert,update,delete,create,create temporary tables,drop,index,alter on moodle.* to 'moodleuser'#'localhost';
I initially posted a question regarding why I was given a syntax error message here. I then created the user usermail with (I admit I misused IDENTIFIED BY but I don't think it matters in this case:
mysql> CREATE USER 'usermail'#'127.0.0.1' IDENTIFIED BY 'usermail';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)
I then retried what I was initially trying to run.
mysql> GRANT SELECT ON servermail.* TO 'usermail'#'127.0.0.1' IDENTIFIED BY 'mailpassword';
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 'mailpassword'' at line 1
mysql> GRANT SELECT ON servermail.* TO 'usermail' IDENTIFIED BY 'mailpassword';
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 'mailpassword'' at line 1
mysql> GRANT SELECT ON servermail.* TO 'usermail'#'127.0.0.1' IDENTIFIED BY 'mailpassword';
I am still getting the exact same error. How was my question a duplicate? Or did I not follow the directions properly?
I am unable reset mysql password using below query:
UPDATE mysql.user
SET authentication_string=PASSWORD('root')
WHERE user='root'
and host='localhost';
i am getting below error:
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 '('root') WHERE User = 'root' AND Host = 'localhost'' at line 1
As #spencer7593 points out, the PASSWORD() function was removed in MySQL 8.0 so this code won't work any longer even if it did in previous versions. The syntax error arises because, not recognizing that as a function, the ( character following it is unexpected and a syntax error.
This is because in addition to (previously) being a function it still a keyword.
The way you should be adjusting passwords is either through the mysqladmin command-line tool, or via the SET PASSWORD statement:
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root' = '...'
While trying to change mysql password by following steps given in this solution, i got the following error-
mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string = PASSWORD('letsrock') WHERE User = 'root' AND Host = 'localhost';
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 '('letsrock') WHERE User = 'root' AND Host = 'localhost'' at line 1
Is there a new syntax for update command in mysql or what? I am using 8.0.12 version.
Both 'user' and 'host' are reserved words and cannot be used as identifiers without enclosing them in backticks. Like so:
UPDATE mysql.user
SET authentication_string = PASSWORD('letsrock')
WHERE `User` = 'root' AND `Host` = 'localhost';
See: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/keywords.html
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?
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).