MySQL Workbench – Tabs Refuse to Close Issue

Thanks Mika, I tried your solution in workbench (5.2.41). It worked after I cleared the passwords in the vault (click Manage Connections) and restarted the WorkBench.

To clear passwords stored in the vault, I did the following:

1. Open MySQL WorkBench the you will see the home page
2. Click Manage Connection at bottom left corner.
3. In Manage DB Connections, click Clear button besides Store in Vault...
4. Close it and restart WorkBench.
5. Double click Local instance mysql in home page, now you db will popup.

It looks like you ran the container without setting the -p 3306:3306 parameter. Also, it seems that you mistyped the IP address in of the Hostname in MySQL Workbench. I recommend starting from scratch by following these instructions:

1. Run the mysql server. (Change the password admin to anything you want)

docker run -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=admin --name mysql -d -p=3306:3306 mysql

2. get the IP address of the default docker virtual machine by running

docker-machine ip default

3. Copy the IP address that you'll get as the result of the previous command. (in your case, it should be 192.168.99.100)
4. Open MySQL Workbench and create a new connection. Paste the IP address that you copied into the "Hostname" field.

You should be all set now.