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DBI connect failed : Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

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#1 Sat, 06/11/2016 - 20:30

kindnation

DBI connect failed : Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

On a brand new Virtualmin install (Debian 8), during the Post-Install Wizard > after setting the MySQL Password, I am getting the error:

DBI connect failed : Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

I tried reinstalling, and can replicate the problem. The Post Installation Wizard isn't able to get passed the above issue.

#2 Sat, 06/11/2016 - 20:52

kindnation

I just tried with a fresh install on Debian 7, and the problem still exists. Has the MySQL package changed that needs to be modified in the installer?

#3 Sat, 06/11/2016 - 23:27

andreychek

Howdy,

Is there a password already set in this case? The Virtualmin installer is expecting that there isn't a password set there... however, you can go into the MySQL module to tell it what the MySQL password is.

-Eric

#4 Sun, 03/05/2017 - 13:58

simber

@andreychek; this error still exists to date.. On a brand new centos 7 (digitalocean) I get the above error also. When I went to the mysql module, and entered the password that I set during post installation wizard, I get: "Login failed : Incorrect administration username or password"

Leaving it blank doesn't work either... Ideas?

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