[R] Error with RMySQL

[Ashim Kapoor]

Dear Jim,

> That error means that your user number or group is not allowed to
> access it. Did you create the new one as a different user, maybe as
> root?

Here is what I did:

I switched to root in the MySQL Server, created a new user called
user2. I GRANTed user2 all permissions to access db2. I did NOT
restart the mysql server as I think the GRANT  does not need a restart
of the MySQL server.

> Jim
>
> On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 4:42 PM Ashim Kapoor <ashimkapoor using gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear R - users,
> >
> > I have 2 databases on a MySQL server. I am able to access the old one
> > but not the freshly created one.
> >
> > library(RMySQL)
> > # This one is the old one, I am able to access it,
> > > con1<- dbConnect(MySQL(),host= "myserver", db="db1", user= "user1",password ="mypass1")
> >
> > # This is the new one. I am getting an error.
> > > con2 <- dbConnect(MySQL(),host= "myserver", db="db2", user= "user2",password="mypass2")
> > Error in .local(drv, ...) :
> >   Failed to connect to database: Error: Access denied for user
> > 'user2'@'myserver' (using password: YES)
> > >
> >
> > Can someone please point me in the right direction? The error is not
> > clear. I do not think I have mistyped the credentials.
> >
> > Many thanks,
> > Ashim
> >
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