Re: 1045 Access denied ODBC@localhost using Windows Task Scheduler

[Mattias Molen]

Just solved my problem. Might be the same solution for Windows. I was reading this:
http://www.ryadel.com/en/mysql-secure-alternative-to-include-the-password-in-command-line-scripts-using-mysql_config_editor-and-host-alias/

The last sentence says: ...the host aliases are stored in an encrypted login file named .mylogin.cnf, which is located in the \%APPDATA%\MySQL folder on Windows systems and in the current user’s home directory on non-Windows systems.

By default a LaunchDaemon runs under root, therefore it failed because it couldn't find the .mylogin.cnf file. I had to specify the right user in the LaunchDaemon and got it working. Maybe in Windows the scheduled task is running under a user (ODBC?) who somehow can't reach the \%APPDATA%\MySQL folder.