enable password in mysql root user in mysql 8

11. If you in skip-grant-tables mode in mysqld_safe:
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3mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=null WHERE User='root';
4mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
5mysql> exit;
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7and then, in terminal:
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9$ mysql -u root
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11in mysql:
12mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'yourpasswd';
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152. Not in skip-grant-tables mode just in mysql:
16mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'yourpasswd';