Configuring MySQL issue, access denied

[jez253]

We got this error for an insecure connection and denied for the user, how exactly do we fix this issue?
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Configuring MySQL... <<<
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Creating cloudcoder user...
mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
Command mysql failed
root@ip-172-31-95-172:/home/jose#