1795
MySQLERRORCommonSecurityHIGH confidence
Password must be changed before any other operation
Production Risk
High — account completely locked from normal operations.
What this means
The account connected successfully but has been flagged with password_expired=Y; the user must change their password before any other SQL statements can be executed.
Why it happens
- 1User account created or modified with PASSWORD EXPIRE.
- 2The default_password_lifetime policy expired the password.
How to reproduce
trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
SELECT * FROM tbl; -- on a connection with an expired password
expected output
ERROR 1795 (HY000): You must reset your password using ALTER USER statement before executing this statement.
Fix
Change the password using ALTER USER
Change the password using ALTER USER
ALTER USER USER() IDENTIFIED BY 'NewSecurePassword!1';
Why this works
Updates the password and clears the password_expired flag, restoring full session access.
What not to do
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Sources
Official documentation ↗
MySQL 8.0 — 1795 ER_MUST_CHANGE_PASSWORD_LOGIN
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