Mysql Access Denied For User 'Root'@'Localhost' (Using Yes) How To Reset The
Mysql Access Denied For User 'Root'@'Localhost' (Using Yes) Update The Post

Attachment: applicationpgp-signature OpenPGP digital signature signature.asc Thread Access denied for user rootlocalhost (using password: YES) onmysql admin rico 13 Jan.

Mysql Access Denied For User 'Root'@'Localhost' (Using Yes) Update The Post

If I missed any other scenarios where this error could occur or if you encountered this error in some other scenario, please add it on the comment section and I will edit and update the post, it will be help for our MySQL readers.

Though this is one of the reasons, there are other many chances you might get this issue.

Sometimes, it looks very similar, but when you dig deeper, you will realize multiple factors contributing to this error.

This post will explain in detail, most of the common reasons and work around to fix this issue.

For example, let us consider the following details: Username: admin.

If you entered the username or password wrongly, surely you will get this error.

Let us reproduce this type error by entering the incorrect username and password and let see the output.

Case 1.1: Typo error in username: demousr.

In case if you forget the password you can reset the usernamepassword.

If you forget the password for admin root account, there are many ways to reset recapture the root password.

Mysql Access Denied For User 'Root'@'Localhost' (Using Yes) How To Reset The

I will publish another post on how to reset the root password in-case if you forget root password.

Case 2: Accessing from wrong host MySQL provides host based restriction for user access as a security features.

In our production environment, we used to restrict the access request only to the Application servers.

I am trying to access MySQL server from my laptop, my laptop host name is different from the defined host.

Let us see the user details for the demouser from mysql.user table.

So access denied to the demouser from the host RATHISH Solution: When you face this type of issue, first check whether your host is allowed or not by checking the mysql.user table.

Generally, accessing as a root user from remote machine is disabled and it is not a best practice, because of security concerns.

If you have requirements to access your server from multiple machines, give access only to those machines.

It is better not to use wildcards () and gives universal accesses.

Let me update the mysql.user table, now the demouser can access MySQL server from any host.

For example, I am trying to login as user rathish and see, what happens.

If there is a requirement for that user to access, create a new user with that username.

Remember we have given SELECT privilege on demodb.demotable to demouser127.0.0.1.

Important points It is not advisable to use wildcards while defining user host.

Try to use the exact hostnam It is not advisable to use wildcards while defining user host, try to use the exact host name.

We will look into the following related topics in the upcoming articles.

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