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Development Tools Database Foundations Installing MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench Installing MySQL Server and Workbench on OS X

Posted by Vaneet Batish
Vaneet Batish
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Has anyone figured the root password issue while testing the connection?

I keep getting the root password error issue. I entered the self-generated password and its' not working. I have tried installing it multiple times. No luck yet. Is there a guide online somewhere that i can read/watch to figure this out? Thank you.

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Alexander Nikiforov
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Alexander Nikiforov
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Alexander Nikiforov
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Alexander Nikiforov
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In order to execute command with sudo, you have to provide your password.

Andrew is installing on his own machine, so he has his own password

And you are installing on your local machine so the password should be the password related to your local account. The password you type before log in to your own local machine

Does it make sense to you ?

Also you should have administrator right of course....

Was that your question, or did you mean something different?

Vaneet Batish
Vaneet Batish
2,970 Points
Vaneet Batish
Vaneet Batish
2,970 Points

Thanks for the reply. But my query is about MySQL community server installation and testing/configuration of the connection. When i installed the community server on my local machine, it automatically generated a temporary password for root@localhost: **********

When i make a new connection and test it, a pop-up shows up asking for a password for root @ localhost. I'm assuming the password i have to enter is the temporary password that it generated earlier. But it keeps giving error as wrong password and connection fails. I'm stuck at this stage. I would really appreciate pointers on fixing it or maybe a link to easy to understand tutorial on this

Thank you.

Btw, the previous versions of community servers provided in the video notes point to a version before the latest version for Mac OSX