Description:
I am running an instance of MySQL in an AWS LightSail VM running windows server 2019. When I connect to the VM over the AWS LightSail instance connect function from within the AWS Amazon LightSail screen it runs fine but when I try to remote in with a Windows Remote Desktop connection, I cannot connect to MySQL using Workbench CE. I have no problem interacting with any of the other programs on the VM,nor do the other programs on the VM have a problem connecting to MySQL. I can connect and retrieve info via PyCharm and Ignition.
Here is the sequence of events:
From my local laptop, I go to the Remote Desktop Connection app, enter my static IP, UN / PW and connect to the LightSail VM. I can interact with the VM in any way I wish. It is a development environment, so I am running several programs that interact with each other. I specifically have PyCharm and Ignition installed to interact with MySQL.
When I try to open MySQL Workbench CE I get an error message as it initializes that says:
MySQL Workbench
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I close the popup and the program continues to open. The program opens to the Welcome to MySQL Workbench screen and MySQL Connections appear. I click on the Local instance root localhost:3306 box and the blue spinner appears, and the Opening SQL Editor popup appears. The blue spinner continues to spin, and spins, and spins, and spins and... finally some minutes later it stops, and a new popup appears with a title window of MySQL Workbench Unexpected Error: the body of the message says MySQL Workbench has encountered a problem - parameter is not valid. It also says a bunch of other stuff but none of it gives me any clue as to the issue. I am given 2 choices - Report bug or Close. If I choose report bug it takes me here. If I close it takes about 3 - 5 minutes, then eventually shuts down. Any clue why or how to fix?
How to repeat:
See above, I was pretty through
Suggested fix:
I have no clue, that's Why I am spending all this time asking you :)