mysql workbench failed to connect with user root access denied ubuntu

1The solution that worked for me was that
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3I had to create a new user apart from the root user (in mysql)
4And then created a new db connection with admin as the user & then it worked
5To create  a new user named admin with password as 'password'
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7commands-
8sudo mysql -u root -p
9CREATE USER 'admin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
10GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'admin'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
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12if everything works- ENJOY!
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14At some point if you get an error like 
15'Your password does not satisfy the current policy requirements'
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17do this-
18(affter starting mysql)
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20commands-
21SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'validate_password%';
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23The output should be something like that :
24+--------------------------------------+-------+
25| Variable_name                        | Value |
26+--------------------------------------+-------+
27| validate_password.check_user_name    | ON    |
28| validate_password.dictionary_file    |       |
29| validate_password.length             | 6     |
30| validate_password.mixed_case_count   | 1     |
31| validate_password.number_count       | 1     |
32| validate_password.policy             | LOW   |
33| validate_password.special_char_count | 1     |
34+--------------------------------------+-------+
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37if not same 
38do this-
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40SET GLOBAL validate_password.length = 6;
41SET GLOBAL validate_password.number_count = 0;
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43similarly you can set other fields with the same format
44just change the variable name that is to be set.
45
46DONE!
47THANKS :)
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49References-
50https://askubuntu.com/questions/773446/unable-to-connect-via-mysql-workbench-to-localhost-in-ubuntu-16-04-passwordless
51https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43094726/your-password-does-not-satisfy-the-current-policy-requirements
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