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 restartaccess denied for user 'root'@'localhost' python sql-connect error
SELECT user,authentication_string,plugin,host FROM mysql.user;
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'Current-Root-Password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;Copyright © 2021 Codeinu
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