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Locked out of MySQL

Posted October 16, 2019 364 views
CentOSMySQL

Hi guys,

So, I’ve just tried to secure my mysql connection and put a password which I read was the right thing to do.

Having said that, now I can’t actually connect to MySQL using the following command

mysql

It says I don’t have access. I’m at a loss, what to do?

The good thing is, my applications are running

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KDSys October 16, 2019

Hi @Remdore,

Don’t worry, you can still enter your mysql like that

mysql -u root -p

That will connect you with your root user once you provide your password.

Having said that, if you don’t want to type in your password every single time, there is a solution to the problem as well. Create a file at the following location

touch ~/.my.cnf

In the file put the following

vi ~/.my.cnf

[mysql]
user=root
password=YourPAsswordHere

That should be enough for you to be able to enter your MySQL service just by typing mysql.

Regards,
KDSys

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  • Remdore October 17, 2019

    Thank you, that worked like a charm.

    Despite this, I noticed other issues. I now can’t access my mysqladmin options. I tried with and without providing a password but the end result was the same.

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    • KDSys October 17, 2019

      Glad to hear it’s working.

      To resolve the issue you are facing now, in the same file 

      ~/.my.cnf

      You can add the following 

      [mysqladmin]
user=root
password=YourPAsswordHere

      The principle is the same for every other command you’ll want to execute.

      Regards,
      KDSys

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      • Remdore October 17, 2019

        Thank you!

        So you are saying that in theory if my mysqldump command doesn’t work(haven’t tested it out yet) with the same error for needing a password, I can just add it to the file .my.cnf like this

        [mysqldump]
user=root
password=

        It will be fine?

        What If I want to use another user than root, will I be able to?

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        • KDSys October 17, 2019

          Hi @Remdore, you are getting the hang of it!

          Yes, setting that in your ~/.my.cnf file will work and you’ll be able to use mysqldump just the way you described it.

          As for your second question, you’ll still be able to connect or dump a database using another user. The lines you’ve added to your file don’t in anyway prevent you from doing so.

          Regards,
          KDSys

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