How do I fix this "authentication to host 'localhost' for user 'root' using method 'mysql_native_password' failed with message: access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

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Please help me. I've encountered a problem like this in my new application which is created in VS 2015 then after publishing the app, when I run it. It shows "Authentication to host 'localhost' for user 'root' using method 'mysql_native_password' failed with message: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)"

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I've tried to install that in client. I mean in other pc.

Posted 14-Feb-21 6:05am

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Updated 30-Apr-21 6:30am

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[no name] 14-Feb-21 12:11pm

My advice: Stop working on that before you have knowledge about the basics :(

Member 15072542 14-Feb-21 12:14pm

So what should I do? :( Could you explain what's wrong about that for me to aware?

Dave Kreskowiak 30-Apr-21 12:38pm

Without seeing your connection string, everything that anyone posts is just guessing.

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Shah Samiur Rashid · Answer 1 · 2021-04-30T06:30:00

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There is a chance that the client PC have lower privilege to the server than the app. In this case, it might happen.

Posted 30-Apr-21 6:30am

Shah Samiur Rashid

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Dave Kreskowiak 30-Apr-21 12:37pm

Uhhh...no. That's not a thing when the connection string is specifying the username and password to authenticate.