[SOLVED] password not accepted while installing mySql

byebyemrgates · 08-21-2019, 03:02 AM

Hi there everyone! OK - brand new installation of Linux Mint 19, subsequently upgraded to Mint 19.2
Installing LAMP bit by bit; when installing MySql came to unexpected issue - somehow the password is not accepted (please see the terminal out put below.
Tried multiple times. There is only one password... It works for sudo commands fine...
Please help!

Code:

bekor@Linux1:~$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Reading package lists... Done
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The following additional packages will be installed:
  libaio1 libevent-core-2.1-6 mysql-client-5.7 mysql-client-core-5.7
  mysql-common mysql-server-5.7 mysql-server-core-5.7
Suggested packages:
  mailx tinyca
Recommended packages:
  libhtml-template-perl
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libaio1 libevent-core-2.1-6 mysql-client-5.7 mysql-client-core-5.7
  mysql-common mysql-server mysql-server-5.7 mysql-server-core-5.7
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bekor@Linux1:~$ mysql_secure_installation

Securing the MySQL server deployment.

Enter password for user root: 
Error: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'
bekor@Linux1:~$ mysql_secure_installation

Securing the MySQL server deployment.

Enter password for user root: 
Error: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'

pan64 · 08-21-2019, 04:05 AM

the root user of the OS (linux) and the root user of mysql database are two different accounts.
Here you need to use the password for root of database, which is [most probably] documented at mysql.

scasey · 08-21-2019, 11:51 AM

Yes. It's the mysql root password, not the Linux superuser root password. There are a couple of possibilities according to this search

I'd try an empty password first.

byebyemrgates · 08-21-2019, 08:46 PM

Thanks a lot!
before I read your answers, I did some more research and fixed it with this:

Code:

sudo mysql

ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'root';

This set the password to the word "root"

scasey · 08-21-2019, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by byebyemrgates

Thanks a lot!
before I read your answers, I did some more research and fixed it with this:

Code:

sudo mysql

ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'root';

This set the password to the word "root"

There ya go!