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ERROR1045(28000):Accessdeniedforuser'root'@'localhost'(usingpassword:YES)

Iamanelectricalengineeringwhomainlyplayaroundwithpowersysteminsteadofprogramming.Recently,Ihavebeenfollowingamanualto
installasoftwaresuiteonUbuntu.Ihavenoknowledgeon mySQL atall,actually.IhavedonethefollowinginstallationsonmyUbuntu.

sudoaptgetupdate
sudoaptgetinstallmysqlserver5.5
sudoaptgetinstallmysqlclient5.5
sudoaptgetinstallmysqlcommon
sudoaptgetinstallglade
sudoaptgetinstallntp

ThenIdo

me@ubuntu:~/Desktop/iPDCv1.3.1/DBServer1.1$mysqlurootproot<"Db.sql"

Iendedupwiththefollowingerrormessage.

ERROR1045(28000):Accessdeniedforuser'root'@'localhost'(usingpassword:YES)

HowmayIfixitandcontinue?

mysql linux ubuntu

askedFeb21'14at20:52
SibbsGambling
3,826 11 53 120

1 Thisdoesnotseemtobestrictlyprogrammingrelatedtome.IflaggeditformigrationtoSuperUser
UliKhlerFeb21'14at20:55

12Answers

Thedefaultrootpasswordisblank(i.e.emptystring)not root .Soyoucanjustloginas:

mysqluroot

Youshouldobviouslychangeyourrootpasswordafterinstallation

mysqladminurootpassword[newpassword]

Inmostcasesyoushouldalsosetupindividualuseraccountsbeforeworkingextensivelywith
theDBaswell.

Note:ForMySQL5.7+pleaseseeanswerfrom@Lahirutothisquestion.Thatcontainsmore
currentinformation.

editedMar27at14:31 answeredFeb21'14at20:54
TobySpeight MikeBrant
8,978 9 23 46 53.7k 5 51 75

Thanksforthequickanswer.Couldyoupleaseexplainwhatthe proot<"Db.sql partdoes?

SibbsGambling Feb21'14at20:57

@FarticlePilterThe p flagspecifiesthepassword,soafteryouchangeyourrootpasswordyouwould
dolike mysqlurootp[newpassword] .The <[filename] isusingstdinputtoexecuteanSQLfile
atthepathgivenviatheusercredentialyouprovide.MikeBrantFeb21'14at21:00

4 Itriedastold mysqladminurootpasswordabc1234 ,butIgot mysqladmin:connecttoserverat

'localhost'failederror:'Accessdeniedforuser'root'@'localhost'(usingpassword:NO)' .
Thankyousomuch! SibbsGambling Feb21'14at23:18

2 @Kanagaroointhisquestion,theOPstatestheyjustinstalledMySQLforthefirsttimeandthentriedto
accessviaMySQLcommandlineclient.Thatsoundslikefirsttimeaccesstome.MikeBrantDec13
'14at13:17

12 Actuallyformysqlcommunityserver5.7,thedefaultrootpasswordisrandomlygeneratedwhenyou
install.Checkyour/var/log/mysqld.logforalinetalkingabouta"temporarypassword".Saveshoursof
messingaround.Phil_1984_Jan8'16at10:04
Iwasabletosolvethisproblembyexecutingthisstatement

sudodpkgreconfiguremysqlserver5.5

Whichwillchangetherootpassword.

editedMay10'14at14:48 answeredMar18'14at3:37
JJD Divz
19.2k 28 121 202 1,145 1 6 6

This is themagicsauceforusersof .deb baseddistros. Jasen Dec28'14at20:16

MAGIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!! liquifiede Sep5'15at21:57

2 JustwhatIneeded...butnoteveryonehasversion5.5ofserver.use dpkggetselections|grep
sql togetyourversion Balmipour Sep10'15at11:18

1 @BalmipourwhatshouldbetheequivalentcommandtocheckthesqlversioninRhel6.x PrathamNSep
12'15at4:00

@DivzwhatshouldbethecommandtoreconfiguremysqlserverinRhel/centos PrathamN Sep12'15at

4:03

Youhavetoresetthepassword!stepsformacosx(testedandworking)andubuntu

StopMySQL

$sudo/usr/local/mysql/supportfiles/mysql.serverstop

Startitinsafemode:

$sudomysqld_safeskipgranttables

(abovelineisthewholecommand)

Thiswillbeanongoingcommanduntiltheprocessisfinishedsoopenanothershell/terminal
window,loginwithoutapassword:

$mysqluroot

mysql>UPDATEmysql.userSETPassword=PASSWORD('password')WHEREUser='root';

StartMySQL

sudo/usr/local/mysql/supportfiles/mysql.serverstart

yournewpasswordis'password'.

answeredSep17'14at6:44
thusharaK
3,509 1 27 49

1 Please,NOTthatway!@Divz'sanswerismoresecure.Quotingthedocaboutskipgranttables:This
enablesanyonetoconnectwithoutapasswordandwithallprivileges[...]Becausethisisinsecure,
[...]use skipgranttables inconjunctionwith skipnetworking topreventremoteclientsfrom
connecting.oh,andalso,thisonedidn'tworkforme.ThatswhyIcamehere:pBalmipourSep10'15at
12:16

soyoursayingusethis'sudomysqld_safeskipgranttablesskipnetworking' thusharaK Sep10'15at

15:44

1 Ifyougothatway ,yes.Itdidn'tworkforme,andfollowing@Divz'sanswerseemswayeasiertome,
anyway WhatIwouldsuggestisusing dpkggetselections|grepmysqlserver togetyour
exactMySQLversion,thengoforsudodpkgreconfiguremysqlserver5.x(replace5.xwithyourserver
version,btw).Icommented@Divz'sanswerwiththisprecision,butit'smaskedbytheseveral"thanks"
comments.BalmipourSep10'15at16:13

2 updateusersetauthentication_string=password('1111')whereuser='root'DejellDec17'15at20:51

2 Thisactuallyworked...theothersolutionsstillgavemethesameerror.eddy147Jan1at16:49

iftheproblemstillexiststrytoforcechangingthepass

/etc/init.d/mysqlstop

mysqld_safeskipgranttables&

mysqluroot

SetupnewMySQLrootuserpassword

usemysql;
updateusersetpassword=PASSWORD("NEWROOTPASSWORD")whereUser='root';
flushprivileges;
quit;

StopMySQLServer:

/etc/init.d/mysqlstop

StartMySQLserverandtestit:

mysqlurootp

editedJun4'16at18:28 answeredMay20'14at13:34
 SilvioDelgado YasinHassanien
4,089 2 10 18 2,553 1 11 13

1 Thankyou. ERROR1045(28000):Accessdeniedforuser'root'@'localhost'(usingpassword:NO)
wasalsoplaguingmyserver.'mysqld_safe'alsofaileduntilIdida'killallmysqld'AFTERyourStep1.
Marcos Aug29'14at10:09

Please,NOTthatway!@Divz'sanswerismoresecure. Quotingthedocaboutskipgranttables: This

enablesanyonetoconnectwithoutapasswordandwithallprivileges[...]Becausethisisinsecure,
[...]use skipgranttables inconjunctionwith skipnetworking topreventremoteclientsfrom
connecting.oh,andalso,thisonedidn'tworkforme.ThatswhyIcamehere:pBalmipourSep10'15at
12:19

2 Itsgivingme:ERROR1054(42S22):Unknowncolumn'password'in'fieldlist'MD.MohiuddinAhmedDec
7'15at12:15

Checkanswerby@Anshuit'smoresecurewayofhandlingthis MugomaJ.Okomba Aug29'16at7:23

Forme,themysqlversionis5.6+,andtheOSiscentOS6.5,Ishouldusethe /etc/init.d/mysqldstop
not /etc/init.d/mysqlstop .StrongYoungApr12at1:28

Pleasereadtheofficialdocumentation:Mysql:HowtoResettheRootPassword

Ifyouhaveaccesstoterminal:

MySQL5.7.6andlater:

$mysql
mysql>ALTERUSER'root'@'localhost'IDENTIFIEDBY'MyNewPass';

MySQL5.7.5andearlier:

$mysql
mysql>SETPASSWORDFOR'root'@'localhost'=PASSWORD('MyNewPass');

editedMar27at14:46 answeredAug10'15at10:05
d.danailov
5,340 1 34 25

Gives:ERROR1131(42000):YouareusingMySQLasananonymoususerandanonymoususersarenot
allowedtochangepasswords MD.MohiuddinAhmedDec7'15at12:19

It'snormal.Youruserisanonymous.Youneedtoexecute >mysqlu{your_username} d.danailov Dec

7'15at16:22

Icameacrossthisveryannoyingproblemandfoundmanyanswersthatdidnotwork.Thebest
solutionIcameacrosswastocompletelyuninstallmysqlandreinstallit.Onreinstallyouseta
rootpasswordandthisfixedtheproblem.

sudoaptgetpurgemysqlservermysqlclientmysqlcommonmysqlservercore5.5mysqlclient
core5.5
sudormrf/etc/mysql/var/lib/mysql
sudoaptgetautoremove
sudoaptgetautoclean

IfoundthiscodeelsewheresoItakenocreditforit.Butitworks.Toinstallmysqlafter
uninstallingitIthinkdigitaloceanhasagoodtutorialonit.Checkoutmygistforthis.
https://gist.github.com/JamesDaniel/c02ef210c17c1dec82fc973cac484096

answeredFeb9at21:05
JamesD
66 6

WorksonRaspberryPitoo:)CodingYourLifeApr12at22:18

Iamusingmysql5.7.12osx10.11x86_64.dmginMacOSX

Theinstallationprocessautomaticallysetsupatemporarypasswordforrootuser.Youshould
savethepassword.Thepasswordcannotberecovered.

Followtheinstruction

1.Goto cd/usr/local/mysql/bin/

2.Enterthetemporarypassword(whichwouldlooksomethinglike,"tsO07JF1=>3")
3.Youshouldgetmysql>prompt.
4.Run, SETPASSWORDFOR'root'@'localhost'=PASSWORD('{YOUR_PASSWORD}'); Ifyouwishtoset
yourpassword:"root"thenthecommandwouldbe, SETPASSWORDFOR'root'@'localhost'=
PASSWORD('root');

5.Run ALTERUSER'root'@'localhost'PASSWORDEXPIRENEVER;

6.Run exit

7.Run ./mysqlurootp

8.Typeyourpassword.InmycaseIwouldtype,"root"(withoutquote)
9.That'sall.

Forconvenience,youshouldadd "/usr/local/mysql/bin" toyourPATH

Nowfromanywhereyoucantype ./mysqlurootp andthentypethepasswordandyouwill

getmysql>prompt.

Hopeithelps.

editedMay30'16at17:49 answeredMay30'16at11:14
 tausiq
492 6 13

BYdefaultpasswordwillbenull,soyouhavetochangepasswordbydoingbelowsteps.

connecttomysql

root#mysql

Usemysql

mysql>updateusersetpassword=PASSWORD('root')whereUser='root'Finally,reloadthe
privileges:

mysql>flushprivilegesmysql>quit

answeredJul23'14at10:08 communitywiki
RizwanBasheer

Justonelineanditsolvedmyissue.

sudodpkgreconfiguremysqlserver5.5

editedMay11'16at22:07 answeredMay11'16at21:51
PaulRoub SatyendraSahani
30.2k 8 44 69 58 5

InrecentMySQLversionsthereisno password in mysql.user table.

Soyouneedtoexecute ALTERUSER .Putthisonelinecommandintothefile.

ALTERUSER'root'@'localhost'IDENTIFIEDBY'MyNewPass';

Andexecuteitasinitfile(asrootormysqluser)

mysqld_safeinitfile=/home/me/mysqlinit&

MySQLserverneedtobestoppedtostart mysqld_safe .

Also,theremaybeaproblemwithapparmorpermissionstoloadthisinitfile.Readmorehere
https://blogs.oracle.com/jsmyth/entry/apparmor_and_mysql

answeredJun9'16at15:06
VladimirKovalchuk
134 1 12

InUbuntu16.04(MySQLversion5.7.13)Iwasabletoresolvetheproblemwiththestepsbelow:

1.FollowtheinstructionsfromtheinsectionB.5.3.2.2ResettingtheRootPassword:Unixand
UnixLikeSystemsMySQL5.7referencemanual
2.WhenItried#sudomysqld_safeinitfile=/home/me/mysqlinit&itfailed.Theerrorwasin
/var/log/mysql/error.log

20160810T11:41:20.421946Z0[Note]Executionofinit_file'/home/me/mysql/mysqlinit'
started.20160810T11:41:20.422070Z0[ERROR]/usr/sbin/mysqld:File
'/home/me/mysql/mysqlinit'notfound(Errcode:13Permissiondenied)201608
10T11:41:20.422096Z0[ERROR]Aborting

Thefilepermissionofmysqlinitwasnottheproblem,needtoeditapparmorpermission

3.Editby#sudovi/etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld
....
/var/log/mysql/r,
/var/log/mysql/**rw,

#Allowuserinitfile
/home/pranab/mysql/*r,

#Sitespecificadditionsandoverrides.Seelocal/READMEfordetails.
#include<local/usr.sbin.mysqld>
}

4.Do#sudo/etc/init.d/apparmorreload
5.Startmysqld_safeagaintrystep2above.Check/var/log/mysql/error.logmakesurethereis
noerrorandthemysqldissuccessfullystarted
6.Run#mysqlurootp

Enterpassword:

Enterthepasswordthatyouspecifiedinmysqlinit.Youshouldbeabletologinasrootnow.

7.Shutdownmysqld_safeby#sudomysqladminurootpshutdown
8.Startmysqldnormalwayby#sudosystemctlstartmysql

answeredAug10'16at13:37
codegen
59 1 2

Attheinitialstartupoftheserverthefollowinghappens,giventhatthedatadirectoryofthe
serverisempty:
 Theserverisinitialized.
SSLcertificateandkeyfilesaregeneratedinthedatadirectory.
Thevalidate_passwordpluginisinstalledandenabled.
Thesuperuseraccount'root'@'localhost'iscreated.Thepasswordforthesuperuserisset
andstoredintheerrorlogfile.

Torevealit,usethefollowingcommand:

shell>sudogrep'temporarypassword'/var/log/mysqld.log

Changetherootpasswordassoonaspossiblebylogginginwiththegeneratedtemporary
passwordandsetacustompasswordforthesuperuseraccount:

shell>mysqlurootp

mysql>ALTERUSER'root'@'localhost'IDENTIFIEDBY'MyNewPass5!';

answeredMar23at5:17
Lahiru
253 1 17

1 Thislookedpromising,butitdoesn'tworkforme.WhenIrun sudogrep'temporarypassword'
/var/log/mysqld.log Iget /var/log/mysqld.log:Nosuchfileordirectory
EricHepperleCodeSlayer2010Apr20at16:17

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