This should reset the rights and grant access with u logged in as rootlocalhost.

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Command below should be used instead: mysql UPDATE user SET authenticationstringPASSWORD(mypassword) WHERE Userroot.

Im tearing out hair (figuratively only but still) at this point.

You can also check this System Preferences MySQL see if it is running.

Execute the following command (scroll right if you dont the full query).

What astonishes me is how much time is being wasted trying to do something that should be simple.

This was after trying at least 20 different sets of adviceinstruction for fixing this, including the ones listed above on this page.

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Mac Mysql Access Denied For User 'Root'@'Localhost'