MySQL: Host blocked because of many connection errors
Issue
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MySQL clients fail to connect with this error:
Host 'x.x.x.x' is blocked because of many connection errors; unblock with 'mysqladmin flush-hosts'
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- MySQL 8.x
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