# Error 1698: Access denied for user

| Error Code | SQLSTATE | Error                                   | Description                      |
| ---------- | -------- | --------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| 1698       | 28000    | ER\_ACCESS\_DENIED\_NO\_PASSWORD\_ERROR | Access denied for user '%s'@'%s' |

## Possible Causes and Solutions

The user/password combination may not exist.

There are a number of common problems that can occur when connecting to MariaDB. See [Troubleshooting Connection Issues](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/mariadb-quickstart-guides/mariadb-connection-troubleshooting-guide).

## See Also

* [When access\_denied\_errors status variable is incremented](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/security/user-account-management/incrementing-of-the-access_denied_errors-status-variable)

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