Error 1026 - Failed to connect to database

Last updated on Oct 21, 2022

Potential Causes

BinLog access is not enabled. Hevo needs BinLog access for log-based replication.
The user does not have SELECT privileges.

Enable BinLog access. Click the link for the respective MySQL variant for steps to do this:
Grant privileges to the user:
1. View the grants for the user:
```
show grants for <username>@hostname;
```
  For example, show grants for jacob@localhost;.
2. Grant privileges, if not already granted. Click the link for the respective MySQL variant for steps to do this.
Invite another team member with the required privileges to set up the Pipeline. Read Inviting and Moderating Team Members.

Refer to the following table for the list of key updates made to this page:

Date	Release	Description of Change
Sep-05-2022	NA	Brought this page under its respective Source documentation folder.
Aug-23-2021	1.70	New document.

Error Code	1026
Category	Replication configuration
Error Message Text(s)	- Failed to connect to database. Please check if BinLog is enabled on the MySQL server, and the user has the global `SELECT` permission.