Error 1045 28000 access denied for user root localhost using password yes ubuntu 20

Note: For MySQL 5.7+, please see the answer from Lahiru to this question. That contains more current information.

For MySQL < 5.7:

The default root password is blank (i.e., an empty string), not root. So you can just log in as:

mysql -u root

You should obviously change your root password after installation:

mysqladmin -u root password [newpassword]

In most cases you should also set up individual user accounts before working extensively with the database as well.

I was able to solve this problem by executing this statement

sudo dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5.5

Which will change the root password.

I was recently faced with the same problem, but in my case, I remember my password quite alright, but it kept on giving me the same error. I tried so many solutions, but still none helped. Then I tried this:

mysql -u root -p

After which it asks you for a password like this

Enter password:

And then I typed in the password I used. That’s all.

You have to reset the password! Steps for Mac OS X (tested and working) and Ubuntu:

Stop MySQL using

sudo service mysql stop

or

sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop

Start it in safe mode:

sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking

(the above line is the whole command)

This will be an ongoing command until the process is finished, so open another shell/terminal window, log in without a password:

mysql -u root

mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('password') WHERE User='root';

As per @IberoMedia’s comment, for newer versions of MySQL, the field is called authentication_string:

mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string =PASSWORD('password') WHERE User='root';

Start MySQL using:

sudo service mysql start

or

sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start

Your new password is ‘password’.

Note: for version of MySQL > 5.7 try this:

update mysql.user set authentication_string='password' where user='root';

It happens when your password is missing.

Steps to change the password when you have forgotten it:

1. Stop MySQL Server (on Linux):

   sudo systemctl stop mysql
   

2. Start the database without loading the grant tables or enabling networking:

   sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking &
   

   The ampersand at the end of this command will make this process run in the background, so you can continue to use your terminal and run mysql -u root (as root). It will not ask for a password.

   If you get error like as below:

   2018-02-12T08:57:39.826071Z mysqld_safe Directory '/var/run/mysqld' for UNIX
   socket file don't exists.
   mysql -u root
   ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
   '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
   [1]+  Exit 1
   

3. Make MySQL service directory.

   sudo mkdir /var/run/mysqld
   

   Give MySQL user permission to write to the service directory.

   sudo chown mysql: /var/run/mysqld
   

4. Run the same command in step 2 to run MySQL in background.

5. Run mysql -u root. You will get the MySQL console without entering a password.

   Run these commands

   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   

   For MySQL 5.7.6 and newer

   ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password';
   

   For MySQL 5.7.5 and older

   SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('new_password');
   

   If the ALTER USER command doesn’t work use:

   UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string = PASSWORD('new_password')     WHERE User = 'root' AND Host = 'localhost';
   

   Now exit

6. To stop the instance started manually:

   sudo kill `cat /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid`
   

7. Restart MySQL

   sudo systemctl start mysql
   

At the initial start up of the server the following happens, given that the data directory of the server is empty:

• The server is initialized.
• SSL certificate and key files are generated in the data directory.
• The validate_password plugin is installed and enabled.
• The superuser account ‘root’@’localhost’ is created. The password for the superuser is set and stored in the error log file.

To reveal it, use the following command:

shell> sudo grep 'temporary password' /var/log/mysqld.log

Change the root password as soon as possible by logging in with the generated temporary password and set a custom password for the superuser account:

shell> mysql -u root -p

mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'MyNewPass5!'; 

answered Mar 23, 2017 at 5:17

If the problem still exists, try to force changing the password:

/etc/init.d/mysql stop

mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &

mysql -u root

Set up a new MySQL root user password:

use mysql;
update user set password=PASSWORD("NEW-ROOT-PASSWORD") where User='root';
flush privileges;
quit;

Stop the MySQL server:

/etc/init.d/mysql stop

Start the MySQL server and test it:

mysql -u root -p

If none of the other answers work for you, and you received this error:

mysqld_safe Logging to '/var/log/mysql/error.log'.
mysqld_safe Directory '/var/run/mysqld' for UNIX socket file don't exists.
[1]+  Exit 1                  sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables

Follow the below commands step by step until you reset your password:

# Stop your server first
sudo service mysql stop

# Make the MySQL service directory.
sudo mkdir /var/run/mysqld

# Give MySQL permission to work with the created directory
sudo chown mysql: /var/run/mysqld

# Start MySQL, without permission and network checking
sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking &

# Log in to your server without any password.
mysql -u root mysql


# Update the password for the root user:
UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD('YourNewPasswordBuddy'), plugin='mysql_native_password' WHERE User='root' AND Host='localhost';

# If you omit (AND Host='localhost') section, it updates
# the root password regardless of its host

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

# Kill the mysqld_safe process
sudo service mysql restart

# Now you can use your new password to log in to your server
mysql -u root -p

# Take note for remote access. You should create a remote
# user and then grant all privileges to that remote user

I came across this very annoying problem and found many answers that did not work. The best solution I came across was to completely uninstall MySQL and reinstall it. On reinstall you set a root password and this fixed the problem.

sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common mysql-server-core-5.5 mysql-client-core-5.5
sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql /var/lib/mysql
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean

I found this code elsewhere, so I don’t take any credit for it. But it works. To install MySQL after uninstalling it, I think DigitalOcean has a good tutorial on it. Checkout my gist for this.

How to install MySQL on Ubuntu (which works)

I am using Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) and installed MySQL 5.7.

I had the same issue

Login denied for root user.

I tried the below steps:

1. dpkg --get-selections | grep mysql (to get the version of MySQL).

2. dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5.7

3. mysql -u root -p

Without -p that doesn’t prompt you to ask password. Once you are in, you can create a user with a password by following steps:

CREATE USER 'your_new_username'@'your-hostname' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* to 'your_new_username'@'your-hostname' WITH GRANT OPTION;

Exit from the root and log in from the <name> you gave above.

mysql -u <your_new_username> -p

For some reason still just typing MySQL does not work. At all. I suggest to make it a habit to use mysql -u <name> -p.

answered Jul 8, 2019 at 21:24

answered Sep 17, 2019 at 12:30

For those for whom the current answers didn’t work can try this (tested on macOS):

mysql -h localhost -u root -p --protocol=TCP

After this, a password will be asked from you and you should use your OS user password. Then when you get into MySQL you can run:

select Host, User from mysql.user;

And you should see:

MySQL [(none)]> select Host, User from mysql.user;
+-----------+------------------+
| Host      | User             |
+-----------+------------------+
| localhost | mysql.infoschema |
| localhost | mysql.session    |
| localhost | mysql.sys        |
| localhost | root             |
+-----------+------------------+

And from here you can change the configurations and edit the password or modify the grants.

Please read the official documentation: MySQL: How to Reset the Root Password

If you have access to a terminal:

MySQL 5.7.6 and later:

mysql

mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'MyNewPass';

MySQL 5.7.5 and earlier:

mysql

mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('MyNewPass');

answered May 30, 2016 at 11:14

The answer may sound silly, but after wasting hours of time, this is how I got it to work:

mysql -u root -p

I got the error message

ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user ‘root’@’localhost’ (using password: YES)

Even though I was typing the correct password (the temporary password you get when you first install MySQL).

I got it right when I typed in the password when the password prompt was blinking.

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I know that some users may say that this is a duplication but seriously I have combed the answers and those on the internet for over half a day and I am so frustrated i am going to explode.

Now that therapeutic explanation is done, I have installed MySql Server and MariaDb 10 from the Ubuntu repositories on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and input the root password when it is installing[When the pink screen appears and prompts for the root password] and the installation goes through as smoothly as a knife through butter.

Now the real frustration begins in either of the below 2 scenarios:

1. When I enter the sudo /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation command nd am prompted to enter the root password

or

2.When I enter the mysql -u root -p command and am prompted for the password.

Please I really need help on this — I have lost count of the number of times I have had to uninstall and reinstall either MySQL or MariaDb because this pain in neck erf an error.

asked Apr 16, 2014 at 6:39

Try this command in terminal:

mysqladmin -u root -pcurrentpassword password 'newpassword'

Then, type:

mysql -u root -pnewpassword

The best answer is here

It explains what’s happening. It explains why you shouldn’t just disable the plugin. It explains how to get around it (login using sudo, create a new superuser account that’s not root).

Note that this solution by david-leonardo doesn’t survive a reboot.

answered Oct 15, 2017 at 7:18

I just installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS on a new machine. I logged into MySQL as root:

david@server1:~$ mysql -u root -p123

I created a new user called repl. I left host blank, so the new user can may have access from any location.

mysql> CREATE USER 'repl' IDENTIFIED BY '123';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

I checked the user table to verify the new user repl was properly created.

mysql> select host, user, password from mysql.user;
+-----------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+
| host      | user             | password                                  |
+-----------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+
| localhost | root             | *23AE809DDACAF96AF0FD78ED04B6A265E05AA257 |
| server1   | root             | *23AE809DDACAF96AF0FD78ED04B6A265E05AA257 |
| 127.0.0.1 | root             | *23AE809DDACAF96AF0FD78ED04B6A265E05AA257 |
| ::1       | root             | *23AE809DDACAF96AF0FD78ED04B6A265E05AA257 |
| localhost |                  |                                           |
| server1   |                  |                                           |
| localhost | debian-sys-maint | *27F00A6BAAE5070BCEF92DF91805028725C30188 |
| %         | repl             | *23AE809DDACAF96AF0FD78ED04B6A265E05AA257 |
+-----------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)

I then exit, try to login as user repl, but access is denied.

david@server1:~$ mysql -u repl -p123
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'repl'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
david@server1:~$ mysql -urepl -p123
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'repl'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
david@server1:~$ 

Why is access denied?

You should issue for localhost specific to it.

  GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'repl'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '123';

And try connecting.

answered Mar 29, 2013 at 5:40

The problem is these two accounts, added by default.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/default-privileges.html

+-----------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+
| host      | user             | password                                  |
+-----------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+
| localhost |                  |                                           |
| server1   |                  |                                           |
+-----------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+

A blank user name is a wildcard, so no matter what account you use, it matches this user if MySQL thinks you’re connecting from localhost or your local server name (server1 in this case)… since they have no password, any password you try is wrong. User authentication only tries the first match, so the user you created never gets noticed when your host is localhost (or your server name).

Delete these two from the mysql.user table and then FLUSH PRIVILEGES;.

Or, the mysql_secure_installation script can do this for you, although I tend to prefer doing things manually.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/mysql-secure-installation.html

answered Mar 30, 2013 at 2:02

Database may not be configured yet just issue a no-arg call:

mysql <enter>

Server version: xxx

Copyright (c) xxx

Type 'help;' or 'h' for help. Type 'c' to clear the current input statement.

Mysql [(none)]> 

If Mysql must be set a root password, you can use

mysql_secure_installation

answered Apr 18, 2020 at 7:45

Make sure that all fields in the connector are set up with the correct details

host = «localhost»,
user = «CorrectUser»,
passwd = «coRrectPasswd»,
database = «CorreCTDB»

Check for upper and lowercase errors as well — 1045 is not a Syntax error, but has to do with incorrect details in the connector

answered Dec 13, 2019 at 22:59

This could be an issue with corruption of your mysql database. Tables inside mysql database like user table can get corrupt and may cause issued.

Please do a check on those

myisamchk /var/lib/mysql/mysql/ *.MYI

Usually while checking or fixing myisam tables we would like to take mysql down first. If this problem is still not solve please try this out aswell.

If they are corrupt then you can fix them using

myisamchk —silent —force —fast /path/table-name.MYI

Thanks,

Masood

answered Mar 31, 2013 at 17:25