title: Google Cloud - can't enter my password to connect to MySQL instance on Cloud Shell
body: <p>I'm just going through the quickstart tutorial to creating MySQL instances here: <a href="https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/quickstart?hl=en_US" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/quickstart?hl=en_US</a></p>
  
  <p>I was able to create a MySQL instance and open the Cloud Shell terminal from the console. But when I get to step 3 on the tutorial ("Enter your root password"), Cloud Shell does not let me type anything in. All it says is:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Connecting to database with SQL user [root].Enter password:
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I cannot enter any characters. I can press Enter, but then I get:</p>
  
  <pre><code>ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'12.345.678.90' (using password: YES)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This happens whether I load the console on Chrome or Edge.</p>
  
  <p>I also tried downloading MySQL Workbench and creating a connection using the IP address displayed on my list of MySQL instances and the password I set up, but I get a generic "access denied" error that doesn't tell me why the connection failed. The default connection method for the connection is "StandardConnection (TCP/IP)" and the port is "3306", if that matters.</p>