root@vultr:~/mysql8# mysql -uroot -p
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mysql> use mysql;
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Database changed
mysql> select host,user from user where user='root';
+-----------+------+
| host | user |
+-----------+------+
| localhost | root |
+-----------+------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> update user set host='%' where user='root' and host='localhost';
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.01 sec)
Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 0
mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> select host,user from user where user='root';
+------+------+
| host | user |
+------+------+
| % | root |
+------+------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)