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Databases

Posted by Johannes Sunnhagen
Johannes Sunnhagen
1,749 Points

mySQL workbench - Error Unhandled exception: Current profile has no WMI enabled

Every time I click on either "Server Status" or "Startup / Shutdown" I get this error:

" ERROR: Could not acquire management access for administration. RuntimeError: Could not initialize WMI interface: Workbench.wmiOpenSession(): Could not connect to target machine. "

I can't find a solution to this. It worked fine the first time I worked in mySQL workbench. I have uninstalled everything and installed it again, didn't work either :(

I really would appreciate some help with this, thanks!

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

I'm not personally familiar with this issue, but I've seen postings about it, one suggests these steps be taken to resolve it:

  • Open MySQL Workbench
  • click on “Manage Server Instances” under “Server Administration” column
  • close the screen again.
  • Now click on the instance again, the issue should be fixed.

Another post makes this recommendation:

  • Open MySQL Workbench
  • Click Manage Server Instances
  • Select System Profile tab
  • Check box(es) to acquire Admin privileges

Try one or both of these and see if it helps.