MySql ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

Question

I\'ve tried multiple solutions from StackOverflow but haven\'t had any success. I\'m on Mac OSX (Sierra 10.12.3) trying to create a new database and user. From terminal I

Answer 1

mysql -u root -p;

And mysql will ask for the password