Fix MySQL authentication by using sudo -i for proper root environment

Author: pareenaverma

.github/workflows/test-mysql.yml

@@ -164,15 +164,18 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           START_TIME=$(date +%s)
           
-          # Try to connect and run a simple query using sudo (unix socket authentication)
-          if sudo mysql -u root -e "SELECT VERSION();" 2>&1 | grep -q "[0-9]"; then
+          # Try to connect and run a simple query using socket authentication
+          # Use sudo -i to run as root user with proper environment
+          if sudo -i mysql -e "SELECT VERSION();" 2>&1 | grep -q "[0-9]"; then
             echo "✓ Successfully connected to MySQL and executed query"
-            sudo mysql -u root -e "SELECT VERSION();"
+            sudo -i mysql -e "SELECT VERSION();"
             echo "status=passed" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "✗ Failed to connect to MySQL"
             echo "Trying to connect again with error output:"
-            sudo mysql -u root -e "SELECT VERSION();" 2>&1 || true
+            sudo -i mysql -e "SELECT VERSION();" 2>&1 || true
+            echo "Checking socket file:"
+            ls -la /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock 2>&1 || true
             echo "MySQL error log:"
             sudo tail -20 /var/log/mysql/error.log 2>/dev/null || echo "Could not read MySQL error log"
             echo "status=failed" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -188,19 +191,19 @@ jobs:
           START_TIME=$(date +%s)
           
           # Create a test database
-          sudo mysql -u root -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS test_db;"
+          sudo -i mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS test_db;"
           
           # Create a test table
-          sudo mysql -u root -e "USE test_db; CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS test_table (id INT, name VARCHAR(50));"
+          sudo -i mysql -e "USE test_db; CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS test_table (id INT, name VARCHAR(50));"
           
           # Insert test data
-          sudo mysql -u root -e "USE test_db; INSERT INTO test_table VALUES (1, 'ARM64 Test');"
+          sudo -i mysql -e "USE test_db; INSERT INTO test_table VALUES (1, 'ARM64 Test');"
           
           # Query the data
-          RESULT=$(sudo mysql -u root -e "USE test_db; SELECT * FROM test_table;" | grep "ARM64 Test" || echo "")
+          RESULT=$(sudo -i mysql -e "USE test_db; SELECT * FROM test_table;" | grep "ARM64 Test" || echo "")
           
           # Cleanup
-          sudo mysql -u root -e "DROP DATABASE test_db;"
+          sudo -i mysql -e "DROP DATABASE test_db;"
           
           if [ -n "$RESULT" ]; then
             echo "✓ Successfully created database, table, and queried data"