Ruby on Rails MYSQL error Access denied for user 'root@localhost'

68,491

Solution 1

Seems like your user cannot connect to the MySQL DB. Try these commands in your console:

mysql -u root -p

And when prompted, give the password as 'admin'

If this is possible, then you should be good to go.

Solution 2

The password is wrong for the root user in your config/database.yml file. You can always use the mysqladmin command to change the root user's password if you forgot it.

Solution 3

This worked for me

mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'your_password’; 

mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;

After the above commands try

mysql -u root -p

Solution 4

Handy home hint - I was stuck on this too but found that loopback (127.0.0.1) != 'localhost'... I had host: 127.0.0.1 and was seeing this exact problem. A quick change to 'localhost' fixed this for me... hope it helps someone.

development:
 adapter: mysql2
 database: mydb
 host: localhost
 username: root
 password: mypass

Solution 5

The answer is in your question > MYSQL error Access denied for user 'root@localhost'

Apply root user with admin password to your group_chat_development MySQL database

update It occurs to me that you may not wish to be using msQL at all for your dev and test databases in which case change you database.yml file test and development settings to

# SQLite version 3.x
#   gem install sqlite3-ruby (not necessary on OS X Leopard)
development:
  adapter: sqlite3
  database: db/development.sqlite3
  pool: 5
  timeout: 5000

# Warning: The database defined as "test" will be erased and
# re-generated from your development database when you run "rake".
# Do not set this db to the same as development or production.
test:
  adapter: sqlite3
  database: db/test.sqlite3
  pool: 5
  timeout: 5000

If you do not know how to use MySQL tools then you should get used to using them very soon as you most likely will need them in your production server environment You will find links to the relevant version on MySQL that you are using here http://dev.mysql.com/doc/ Use MySQL Administrator to set your user permissions.

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Updated on July 09, 2022

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user852974 almost 2 years

I get the following error when starting rails server with a new app:

/Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/lib/mysql2/client.rb:37:in `connect': Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES) (Mysql2::Error)

Here is my database.yml

# MySQL.  Versions 4.1 and 5.0 are recommended.
#
# Install the MySQL driver:
#   gem install mysql2
#
# And be sure to use new-style password hashing:
#   http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/old-client.html
development:
  adapter: mysql2
  encoding: utf8
  reconnect: false
  database: group_chat_development
  pool: 5
  username: root
  password: admin
  socket: /tmp/mysql.sock

# Warning: The database defined as "test" will be erased and
# re-generated from your development database when you run "rake".
# Do not set this db to the same as development or production.
test:
  adapter: mysql2
  encoding: utf8
  reconnect: false
  database: group_chat_test
  pool: 5
  username: root
  password: admin
  socket: /tmp/mysql.sock

production:
  adapter: mysql2
  encoding: utf8
  reconnect: false
  database: group_chat_production
  pool: 5
  username: root
  password: admin
  socket: /tmp/mysql.sock

Below is the full error message

MacPro:FireDemon fred$ rails s
=> Booting Mongrel
=> Rails 3.0.3 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000
=> Call with -d to detach
=> Ctrl-C to shutdown server
Exiting
/Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/lib/mysql2/client.rb:37:in `connect': Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES) (Mysql2::Error)
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/lib/mysql2/client.rb:37:in `initialize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb:14:in `new'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb:14:in `mysql2_connection'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:228:in `new_connection'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:236:in `checkout_new_connection'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:190:in `block (2 levels) in checkout'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:186:in `loop'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:186:in `block in checkout'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/monitor.rb:201:in `mon_synchronize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:185:in `checkout'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:93:in `connection'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:316:in `retrieve_connection'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:97:in `retrieve_connection'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:89:in `connection'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/base.rb:1330:in `replace_bind_variables'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/base.rb:1317:in `sanitize_sql_array'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/base.rb:1224:in `sanitize_sql_for_conditions'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb:206:in `build_where'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb:77:in `where'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/base.rb:441:in `where'
    from /Users/fred/Desktop/FireDemon/app/models/user.rb:14:in `<class:User>'
    from /Users/fred/Desktop/FireDemon/app/models/user.rb:1:in `<top (required)>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:454:in `load'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:454:in `block in load_file'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:596:in `new_constants_in'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:453:in `load_file'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:340:in `require_or_load'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:491:in `load_missing_constant'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:183:in `block in const_missing'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:181:in `each'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:181:in `const_missing'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb:124:in `block in constantize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb:123:in `each'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb:123:in `constantize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb:43:in `constantize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:182:in `observed_class'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:175:in `observed_classes'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:195:in `observed_classes'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:191:in `initialize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/observer.rb:96:in `initialize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/singleton.rb:109:in `new'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/singleton.rb:109:in `block in instance'
    from <internal:prelude>:10:in `synchronize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/singleton.rb:107:in `instance'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:66:in `instantiate_observer'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:39:in `block in instantiate_observers'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:39:in `each'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:39:in `instantiate_observers'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/railtie.rb:83:in `block (2 levels) in <class:Railtie>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:36:in `instance_eval'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:36:in `execute_hook'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:26:in `on_load'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/railtie.rb:82:in `block in <class:Railtie>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:34:in `call'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:34:in `execute_hook'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:43:in `block in run_load_hooks'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:42:in `each'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:42:in `run_load_hooks'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/application/finisher.rb:46:in `block in <module:Finisher>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:25:in `instance_exec'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:25:in `run'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:50:in `block in run_initializers'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:49:in `each'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:49:in `run_initializers'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/application.rb:134:in `initialize!'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/application.rb:77:in `method_missing'
    from /Users/fred/Desktop/FireDemon/config/environment.rb:5:in `<top (required)>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:239:in `require'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:239:in `block in require'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:225:in `block in load_dependency'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:596:in `new_constants_in'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:225:in `load_dependency'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:239:in `require'
    from /Users/fred/Desktop/FireDemon/config.ru:3:in `block in <main>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/builder.rb:46:in `instance_eval'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/builder.rb:46:in `initialize'
    from /Users/fred/Desktop/FireDemon/config.ru:1:in `new'
    from /Users/fred/Desktop/FireDemon/config.ru:1:in `<main>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/builder.rb:35:in `eval'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/builder.rb:35:in `parse_file'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/server.rb:162:in `app'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/server.rb:248:in `wrapped_app'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/server.rb:213:in `start'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/commands/server.rb:65:in `start'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/commands.rb:30:in `block in <top (required)>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/commands.rb:27:in `tap'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/commands.rb:27:in `<top (required)>'
    from script/rails:6:in `require'
    from script/rails:6:in `<main>'
MacPro:FireDemon fred$

user852974 almost 13 years

do you mean run "mysqladmin -u root password admin"? Because If I try to run that I get -bash: mysqladmin: command not found
Chris Ledet almost 13 years

Where is your mysql located? How did you install it?
RichardTheKiwi over 11 years

Why all this tinkering with the ip/port? The accepted answer already pointed to the invalid credentials
sixty4bit about 8 years

@ChrisLedet I am having this problem too (OSX) and installed mysql with homebrew. What can I do?? I never created a password when I installed mysql.
gduq about 6 years

after using PASSWORD('[password]'); what will the password be?
Edmund Lee about 6 years

whatever is in the quote. That's supposed to be fill in the blank placeholder... i.e. SET PASSWORD FOR 'username'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('123456'); sets it to 123456
S.Goswami almost 3 years

Well, IDK how this command fixes the problem. But I had a friend has the exact same issue, and we ran this to solve the issue: CREATE DATABASE db_development; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON db_development.* TO 'user'@'localhost';CREATE DATABASE db_development; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON db_test.* TO 'user'@'localhost';FLUSH PRIVILEGES. This creates the databases, and changes the ownership. Also, make sure to create the user with CREATE USER 'user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';. Also change the database.yml code to have the username and password.