Access Denied: You Need the PROCESS Privilege — How to Fix It

When transferring sites via SSH, it was necessary to create a database backup. When entering the standard command

mysqldump -u [USERNAME] -p[DATABASE_NAME] > [DATABASE_NAME].sql

A password was requested, after entering which an error popped up

Error: 'Access denied; you need (at least one of) the PROCESS privilege(s) for this operation' when trying to dump tablespaces

After investigating the error, the working solution was to add —no-tablespaces

What does option mean --no-tablespaces V mysqldump

Option --no-tablespaces V mysqldump used to ignore tablespace information when creating a database dump.

Tablespace — is a concept used in many database management systems, including MySQL. It represents the location on disk where data is stored and can be used for performance optimization, disk space management, and other purposes.

In context mysqldump:

• When you create a database dump without the option --no-tablespaces, the dump will include tablespace information if available.
• When you use the option --no-tablespaces, this information is ignored and will not be in the dump.

If you don't have specific requirements for managing tablespaces or if you don't use them, you can safely use the option --no-tablespaces when creating a dump.

The final command looks like this:

mysqldump -u [USERNAME]--no-tablespaces -p[DATABASE_NAME] > [DATABASE_NAME].sql

[USERNAME] — the database user name

[DATABASE_NAME] — the database name