New Kolab on Debian 9 SQL Setup not working?!

[Matthias Busch]

Hey,

for other unrelated troubleshooting stuff, I am installing the current
kolab on a debian 9 machine.

I get as far as setting up sql in the setup-kolab

First, I selected 3 (new mysql server) - I set a mysql root password,
kolab wanted to setup kolab sql user and roundcube sql user, but it failed.

I confirmed my sql root pw is working (mysql -u root -p) - and it is.

I tried again setup-kolab mysql

This time I select 1 (existing mysql), I type in the sql root password,
and it still fails

Now, I honestly believe there is not much I could have done wrong so
far. It seems to be broken.

copy/paste of second try (please note, the MySQL root Password given
does work when doing mysql -u root -p)

What MySQL server are we setting up?
  - 1: Existing MySQL server (with root password already set).
  - 2: Existing MySQL server (with unix_socket authentication plugin).
  - 3: New MySQL server (needs to be initialized).
Choice: 1

Please supply the root password for MySQL, so we can set up user
accounts for
other components that use MySQL.

MySQL root Password:
ERROR 1698 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'

Please supply a password for the MySQL user 'kolab'. This password will
be used
by Kolab services, such as the Web Administration Panel.

MySQL-kolab Password [redacted]:
ERROR 1698 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'
ERROR 1698 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'