This question has been going on since 2011 and yet there is not a single approved answer anywhere. Tcp6 0 0 :::80 :::* answers to questions 1 and 2. Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State I can verify there is a connection from localhost on 3306 netstat -tlnĪctive Internet connections (only servers) So this proves that root does have the right to access and that the password is correct which answers to questions 3 and 4. Server version: 10.1.22-MariaDB- Debian 9.0

I can connect from the terminal without a problem: mysql -u root -p The error message is this one: Your connection attempt failed for user 'root' from your host to server at 127.0.0.1:3306:Īccess denied for user Check that mysql is running on server 127.0.0.1Ģ Check that mysql is running on port 3306 (note: 3306 is the default, but this can be changed)ģ Check the root has rights to connect to 127.0.0.1 from your address (mysql rights define what clients can connect to the server and from which machines)Ĥ Make sure you are both providing a password if needed and using the correct password for 127.0.0.1 connecting from the host address you're connecting from So, then I install mysql-workbench like this:Īpt-get install mysql-workbench and when I try to log in, it says it won't let me in. So when nothing has been assigned, root has an empty password as shown here: This is a fresh Kali installation and mysql server comes installed by default, now named MariaDB.

There are thousands of people having this problem as I have seen checking the Internet which confirms it definitively it is a vicious bug from MySQL workbench.

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