Host 'host_name' is blocked because of many connection errors; unblock with 'mysqladmin flush-hosts' command.

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Issue

  • When I tried to telnet to the mysql database server from another server it gave me an error as stated below.
hHost 'hostname' is blocked because of many connection errors; unblock with 'mysqladmin flush-hosts' command.
  • Why this issue happen?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6

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