mysql Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.77, for redhat-linux-gnu (i686) using readline 5.1 I need to work on MySQL about once every six months, so it's always an exciting re-learning experience ;) Anyway, I ...

Access can be denied when access to MySQL is attempted through the root user. Root requires insertion of a password and once that is wrongly entered or is not provided, this issue arises.