gcloud beta sql users set-password

NAME
gcloud beta sql users set-password - changes a user's password in a given instance
SYNOPSIS
gcloud beta sql users set-passwordUSERNAME--instance=INSTANCE,-iINSTANCE[--async][--host=HOST][--discard-dual-password    |--retain-password][--password=PASSWORD    |--prompt-for-password][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(BETA) Changes a user's password in a given instance with specifiedusername and host.
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
USERNAME
Cloud SQL username.
REQUIRED FLAGS
--instance=INSTANCE,-iINSTANCE
Cloud SQL instance ID.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--host=HOST
Cloud SQL user's hostname expressed as a specific IP address or address range.% denotes an unrestricted hostname. Applicable flag for MySQLinstances; ignored for all other engines. Note, if you connect to your instanceusing IP addresses, you must add your client IP address as an authorizedaddress, even if your hostname is unrestricted. For more information, seeConfigure IP.
At most one of these can be specified:
--discard-dual-password
Discard the user's secondary password. Cannot set password and set this flag.This flag is only available for MySQL 8.0.
--retain-password
Retain the old password when changing to the new password. Must set passwordwith this flag. This flag is only available for MySQL 8.0.
At most one of these can be specified:
--password=PASSWORD
Cloud SQL user's password.
--prompt-for-password
Prompt for the Cloud SQL user's password with character echo disabled. Thepassword is all typed characters up to but not including the RETURN or ENTERkey.
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands:--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.

Run$gcloud help for details.

NOTES
This command is currently in beta and might change without notice. Thesevariants are also available:
gcloudsqlusersset-password
gcloudalphasqlusersset-password

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.