Connect to mysql server without sudo

Question

The command:

mysql -u root -p

gives the error:

ERROR 1698 (28000): Access denied for user \'root\'@\'localhost\'
         


        

Answer 1

The error Message:

"ERROR 1698 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'"

means that the Server not allow the connect for this user and not that mysql cant access the socket.

try this to solve the problem:

Login in your DB

sudo mysql -u root -p

then make these modifications:

MariaDB []>use mysql;
MariaDB [mysql]>update user set plugin=' ' where User='root';
MariaDB [mysql]>flush privileges;
MariaDB [mysql]>exit

try login again without sudo