Bug #83393 Cannot connect to local database with root account on MySQL Workbench
Submitted: 15 Oct 2016 15:15 Modified: 15 Nov 2016 19:00
Reporter: Ned Stratton Email Updates:
Status: No Feedback Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Workbench Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:MySQL Workbench Community (GPL) for Wind OS:Windows (Windows 10)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[15 Oct 2016 15:15] Ned Stratton 
Description:
Error message as follows:

"MySQL Workbench has encountered a problem.

Parameter not valid.

We are sorry for the inconvenience but an unexpected exception has been raised by one of the MySQL Workbench modules. In order to fix this issue we would kindly ask you to file a bug report. You can do that by pressing the [Report Bug] button below. 

Please make sure to include a detailed description of your actions that lead to this problem.

Thanks a lot for taking the time to help us improve MySQL Workbench!

The MySQL Workbench Team"

How to repeat:
Try to connect to a local MySQL server using this version of workbench.

You will get it after entering the password for the root account.
[15 Oct 2016 15:17] Ned Stratton 
Screenshot

Attachment: MySQL Workbench database_connect_to_database bug.PNG (image/x-png, text), 58.99 KiB.
[15 Oct 2016 19:00] MySQL Verification Team 
Try to connect to a local MySQL server using this version of workbench.
Which version 6.3.X?
[16 Nov 2016 1:00] Bugs System 
No feedback was provided for this bug for over a month, so it is
being suspended automatically. If you are able to provide the
information that was originally requested, please do so and change
the status of the bug back to "Open".