ERROR 1698 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'
>>> sudo mysql -u root -p
>>> USE mysql;
>>> UPDATE user SET plugin='mysql_native_password' WHERE User ='root';
>>> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
>>> exit;
>>> service mysql restart;ERROR 1698 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'
>>> sudo mysql -u root -p
>>> USE mysql;
>>> UPDATE user SET plugin='mysql_native_password' WHERE User ='root';
>>> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
>>> exit;
>>> service mysql restart;Got error: 1698: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' when trying to connect
$ sudo mysql -u root # I had to use "sudo" since is new installation
mysql> USE mysql;
mysql> UPDATE user SET plugin='mysql_native_password' WHERE User='root';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;
$ service mysql restartCopyright © 2021 Codeinu
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