{"id":3196,"date":"2020-06-05T04:30:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T23:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/?p=3196"},"modified":"2023-01-26T17:51:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T12:21:12","slug":"error-connecting-to-mysql-access-denied-for-user-da-admin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/error-connecting-to-mysql-access-denied-for-user-da-admin\/","title":{"rendered":"Error connecting to MySQL: Access denied for user: ‘da_admin@localhost’ (Using password: YES)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When connecting to the MySQL screens in DirectAdmin, if this error appears, that would indicated that the “da_admin” user has not been setup correctly.  To resolve this do the following.
Desired root password:
Desired da_admin password:

1) Make sure the root mysql password works.  If you know it, skip to 2). The mysql root password can be found in the \/usr\/local\/directadmin\/scripts\/setup.txt if it has not been deleted.  It’s under the header “mysql=”.  If it cannot be found, then mysqld will have to be restarted with the –skip-grant-tables option.

For MySQL 5.7 and higher on CentOS\/RHEL and Debian\/Ubuntu please use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

systemctl stop mysqld
systemctl set-environment MYSQLD_OPTS=\"--skip-grant-tables\"
systemctl start mysqld<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
For all the other versions of MySQL\/MariaDB:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
service mysqld stop
mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
That should start up mysql without the need for a root password. Type the following to reset the password now for MySQL 5.7 and higher:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
mysql mysql -e \"UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=null WHERE user='root'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
For all the other versions of MySQL\/MariaDB:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
mysql mysql -e \"UPDATE mysql.user SET password=PASSWORD('rootpass<\/strong>') WHERE user='root'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
That will reset the root password for you. That will reset the root password for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For MySQL 5.7 and higheron CentOS\/RHEL and Debian\/Ubuntu please type the following to unset “–skip-grant-tables” option for the service:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
systemctl unset-environment MYSQLD_OPTS
systemctl stop mysqld
systemctl start mysqld
mysql -uroot --connect-expired-password -e \"ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'rootpass<\/strong>';\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
For all the other versions of MySQL\/MariaDB type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
killall -9 mysqld_safe
killall -9 mysqld
service mysqld start<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
2) Once the root mysql password is set and known, then you can begin the process of resetting the da_admin mysql user. Type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
mysql -uroot -p<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Then press enter. You’ll be asked for the password. Once in mysql, type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ALTER USER 'da_admin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY ' daadminpass <\/strong>';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO da_admin@localhost WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
quit<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
That should set the password for da_admin in mysql.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3) Now we need to make sure it’s setup correctly for DA to use. Edit \/usr\/local\/directadmin\/conf\/mysql.conf and set<\/p>\n\n\n\n
user=da_admin\npasswd=daadminpass<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
4) Test it out in DirectAdmin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some system have a \/root\/.my.cnf file with a preset password. This will override the value set in DA. If you’re getting a similar error during backups or restores, try deleting or renaming your \/root\/.my.cnf so that it doesn’t conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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