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Tammy Burke
9,720 PointsNow denied access Backing Up and Restoring Databases, part 5
After adding the line "/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqldump" where told, I now get the following error message when I click on Data Export in Workbench. "Error starting Workbench Administrator, DBLoginError: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)" What happened?
2 Answers

Tammy Burke
9,720 PointsI got some face to face help. I had entered a password where I didn't need one. Clear keychain did the trick. Ps, I'm a gal. :)

thomascawthorn
22,985 PointsHey man, have you used any kind of mysql database set up on your machine before this course?
thomascawthorn
22,985 Pointsthomascawthorn
22,985 PointsAwesome!