ERROR 2068 (HY000): LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE file request rejected due to restrictions on access

Known issue: https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=91872

for workaround when trying to connect to mysql in itself set local-infile to 1 and perform the load command: mysql --local-infile=1 -h$MASTER_DB_HOST -u$MASTER_DB_USER -p$MASTER_DB_PASSWD -D$MASTER_DB_NAME

Using MySql Workbench 8 or above introduced this issue. This fixed it for me:

This restriction can be removed from MySQL Workbench 8.0 in the following way. Edit the connection, on the Connection tab, go to the 'Advanced' sub-tab, and in the 'Others:' box add the line 'OPT_LOCAL_INFILE=1'.

This should allow a client using the Workbench to run LOAD DATA INFILE as usual.

Quoted from this link: https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=91872

For ubuntu:

1. edit the file /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf and add the following line at the end:

   # secure_file_priv=""

2. Restart the service

    systemctl stop mysql 
    systemctl start mysql
   

3. run: mysql -u root -p and check the local infile variable

     mysql> show global variables like 'local_infile';
   
     +---------------+-------+ 
     | Variable_name | Value |
     +---------------+-------+
     | local_infile  | OFF   |
     +---------------+-------+
     1 row in set (0.00 sec)
   

4.   mysql> set global local_infile=true;
   
     +---------------+-------+ 
     | Variable_name | Value |
     +---------------+-------+
     | local_infile  | ON    |
     +---------------+-------+
     1 row in set (0.00 sec)
   

5.   mysql> exit
     Bye
   

6. run

    mysql --local-infile=1 -u root -p
   

7.   LOAD DATA INFILE '/var/lib/mysql-files/filename' INTO TABLE tablename;