[root@gitlab etc]#gitlab-rails console production
Loading production environment (Rails 4.2.7.1)
irb(main):001:0> user = User.where(id: 1).first
=> #
irb(main):002:0> user = root.where(id: 1).first
NameError: undefined local variable or method `root' for main:Object
from (irb):2
from /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gem/ruby/2.3.0/gems/railties-4.2.7.1/lib/rails/commands/console.rb:110:in `start'
from /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gem/ruby/2.3.0/gems/railties-4.2.7.1/lib/rails/commands/console.rb:9:in `start'
from /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gem/ruby/2.3.0/gems/railties-4.2.7.1/lib/rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb:68:in `console'
from /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gem/ruby/2.3.0/gems/railties-4.2.7.1/lib/rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb:39:in `run_command!'
from /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gem/ruby/2.3.0/gems/railties-4.2.7.1/lib/rails/commands.rb:17:in `'
from bin/rails:9:in `require'
from bin/rails:9:in `'
irb(main):003:0>user.password=12345678
=> 12345678
irb(main):004:0> user.password_confirmation=12345678
=> 12345678
irb(main):005:0> user.save!
Enqueued ActionMailer::DeliveryJob (Job ID: b5ff06b5-930e-4f72-927e-9280ea98a02e) to Sidekiq(mailers) with arguments: "DeviseMailer", "password_change", "deliver_now", gid://gitlab/User/1
=> true
irb(main):006:0> quit