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 In the new terminal, we will now connect to the running database server using a client. Dolt also ships with a MySQL compatible client. 
 
 ```bash
-% dolt sql-client
+% dolt sql-client -u root
 # Welcome to the Dolt MySQL client.
 # Statements must be terminated with ';'.
 # "exit" or "quit" (or Ctrl-D) to exit.