Ruby on Rails MYSQL error Access denied for user 'root@localhost'

Question

I get the following error when starting rails server with a new app:

/Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/lib/mysql2/client.rb:37:in `connect': Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES) (Mysql2::Error)

Here is my database.yml

# MySQL.  Versions 4.1 and 5.0 are recommended.
#
# Install the MySQL driver:
#   gem install mysql2
#
# And be sure to use new-style password hashing:
#   http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/old-client.html
development:
  adapter: mysql2
  encoding: utf8
  reconnect: false
  database: group_chat_development
  pool: 5
  username: root
  password: admin
  socket: /tmp/mysql.sock

# Warning: The database defined as "test" will be erased and
# re-generated from your development database when you run "rake".
# Do not set this db to the same as development or production.
test:
  adapter: mysql2
  encoding: utf8
  reconnect: false
  database: group_chat_test
  pool: 5
  username: root
  password: admin
  socket: /tmp/mysql.sock

production:
  adapter: mysql2
  encoding: utf8
  reconnect: false
  database: group_chat_production
  pool: 5
  username: root
  password: admin
  socket: /tmp/mysql.sock

Below is the full error message

MacPro:FireDemon fred$ rails s
=> Booting Mongrel
=> Rails 3.0.3 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000
=> Call with -d to detach
=> Ctrl-C to shutdown server
Exiting
/Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/lib/mysql2/client.rb:37:in `connect': Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES) (Mysql2::Error)
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/lib/mysql2/client.rb:37:in `initialize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb:14:in `new'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb:14:in `mysql2_connection'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:228:in `new_connection'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:236:in `checkout_new_connection'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:190:in `block (2 levels) in checkout'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:186:in `loop'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:186:in `block in checkout'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/monitor.rb:201:in `mon_synchronize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:185:in `checkout'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:93:in `connection'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:316:in `retrieve_connection'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:97:in `retrieve_connection'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:89:in `connection'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/base.rb:1330:in `replace_bind_variables'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/base.rb:1317:in `sanitize_sql_array'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/base.rb:1224:in `sanitize_sql_for_conditions'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb:206:in `build_where'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb:77:in `where'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/base.rb:441:in `where'
    from /Users/fred/Desktop/FireDemon/app/models/user.rb:14:in `<class:User>'
    from /Users/fred/Desktop/FireDemon/app/models/user.rb:1:in `<top (required)>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:454:in `load'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:454:in `block in load_file'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:596:in `new_constants_in'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:453:in `load_file'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:340:in `require_or_load'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:491:in `load_missing_constant'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:183:in `block in const_missing'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:181:in `each'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:181:in `const_missing'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb:124:in `block in constantize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb:123:in `each'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb:123:in `constantize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb:43:in `constantize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:182:in `observed_class'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:175:in `observed_classes'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:195:in `observed_classes'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:191:in `initialize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/observer.rb:96:in `initialize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/singleton.rb:109:in `new'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/singleton.rb:109:in `block in instance'
    from <internal:prelude>:10:in `synchronize'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/singleton.rb:107:in `instance'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:66:in `instantiate_observer'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:39:in `block in instantiate_observers'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:39:in `each'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activemodel-3.0.3/lib/active_model/observing.rb:39:in `instantiate_observers'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/railtie.rb:83:in `block (2 levels) in <class:Railtie>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:36:in `instance_eval'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:36:in `execute_hook'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:26:in `on_load'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/railtie.rb:82:in `block in <class:Railtie>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:34:in `call'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:34:in `execute_hook'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:43:in `block in run_load_hooks'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:42:in `each'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:42:in `run_load_hooks'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/application/finisher.rb:46:in `block in <module:Finisher>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:25:in `instance_exec'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:25:in `run'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:50:in `block in run_initializers'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:49:in `each'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:49:in `run_initializers'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/application.rb:134:in `initialize!'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/application.rb:77:in `method_missing'
    from /Users/fred/Desktop/FireDemon/config/environment.rb:5:in `<top (required)>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:239:in `require'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:239:in `block in require'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:225:in `block in load_dependency'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:596:in `new_constants_in'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:225:in `load_dependency'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:239:in `require'
    from /Users/fred/Desktop/FireDemon/config.ru:3:in `block in <main>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/builder.rb:46:in `instance_eval'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/builder.rb:46:in `initialize'
    from /Users/fred/Desktop/FireDemon/config.ru:1:in `new'
    from /Users/fred/Desktop/FireDemon/config.ru:1:in `<main>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/builder.rb:35:in `eval'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/builder.rb:35:in `parse_file'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/server.rb:162:in `app'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/server.rb:248:in `wrapped_app'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/server.rb:213:in `start'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/commands/server.rb:65:in `start'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/commands.rb:30:in `block in <top (required)>'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/commands.rb:27:in `tap'
    from /Users/fred/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/commands.rb:27:in `<top (required)>'
    from script/rails:6:in `require'
    from script/rails:6:in `<main>'
MacPro:FireDemon fred$ 

Answer 1

Seems like your user cannot connect to the MySQL DB. Try these commands in your console:

mysql -u root -p

And when prompted, give the password as 'admin'

If this is possible, then you should be good to go.

Answer 2

The password is wrong for the root user in your config/database.yml file. You can always use the mysqladmin command to change the root user's password if you forgot it.