Cannot export mysql data on workbench from azure (PROCESS privilege(s) ERROR)

Question

i am currently on workbench 8.0.22 and I have a database on azure, to which I am connected. Since a week, when I try to export my data locally, using the UI of workbench, I receive this error:

mysqldump: Error: 'Access denied; you need (at least one of) the PROCESS privilege(s) for this operation' when trying to dump tablespaces

I have tried the following, to solve this:

• disable add-locks and lock-tables in the export setting
• create dump in single transaction
• export data from the azure website directly (there is no export option displayed for me in the overview of the DB)

Thank you in advance for any help!

Answer 1

I suspect that you're connected to the database with a user account that does not have access to export the data. If a database administrator is not available to help you, I would suggest looking into solution #2 here -- but only if you're comfortable with running the export from the command line. If you pursue Solution #1, make sure to heed the warnings about security issues.