failed to initialize database, got error Error 1698: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' code example
Example 1: ERROR 1698 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'
>>> sudo mysql -u root -p
>>> USE mysql;
>>> UPDATE user SET plugin='mysql_native_password' WHERE User ='root';
>>> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
>>> exit;
>>> service mysql restart;
Example 2: ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)
sudo service mysql stop
sudo mkdir /var/run/mysqld
sudo chown mysql: /var/run/mysqld
sudo mysqld_safe
mysql -u root mysql
UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD('YourNewPasswordBuddy'), plugin='mysql_native_password' WHERE User='root' AND Host='localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
sudo service mysql restart
mysql -u root -p