@Kapil Das Please try to add the "--driver" option in your sqoop command as following and then try again: # sqoop import --connect jdbc:mysql://localhost/hadoopguide \ --table widgets -m 1 --driver 'com.mysql.jdbc.Driver' . - Also please make sure that your mysql is listening to the correct port. The default MySQL port is 3306 - The MySQL "" JDBC driver jar is present inside the sqoop-client lib directory properly like following: # cp -f /usr/share/java/mysql-connector-java.jar /usr/hdp/current/sqoop-client/lib/ . You should also try specifying the db suername & password names. -username dbUser --password dbPassword ... View more