为什么在尝试使用命令行进入mysql时出现“权限被拒绝”的提示？

Question

When i go in C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 8.0/bin in my command prompt and enter the command >mysql -u root -p, it says

 $ >mysql -u root -p
bash: mysql: Permission denied

But when I use the MySQL 8.0 Command Line Client, it just asks my for my password and I'm able to use some commands in there. Why can I use my regular command line? I used windows CMD and git bash and both give me this error. I've already set up a password, but it somehow doesn't let me run that one command.

Answer 1

If you are typing the > in front of mysql and you are in the folder C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 8.0/bin then you will get this error because you won't have permission to create a file called mysql . The > character is used to re-direct standard output into a file. If you don't put an absolute or relative path in, then it assumes the current folder. You are effectively trying to create a file called mysql in that folder. Try typing ./mysql -u root -p instead.