I am trying to connect to mysql local instance 3306 through mysql workbench but am getting the following error:

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If you are unable to view the image it states:
Your connection attempt failed for user ” to the mysql server at localhost: 3306:
Access denied for user ‘[local]’@’localhost’ (using password: NO)
Please…

There have been similar questions posed on this forum but not for this operating system that I can find. Also, most errors were for user ‘root’ which this does not reference. I am able to log on to mysql through the terminal with root access.

I am unfamiliar with database administration. I wonder if this is a problem unique to linux? I previously used mysql on mac and windows without issue.

I am using Ubuntu 24.04 and mysql Ver 8.0.39 for Linux on x86_64 (MySQL Community Server – GPL).

Thank you.

I tried searching for answers on this forum and google searches but am still unsure what to do because I cannot find up to date information on this topic.