Analyse following RPM build log snippet. Describe contents accurately, without speculation or suggestions for resolution.            
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ERROR 1698 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhos
This error message indicates that the user "root" attempting to connect to the MySQL server from the local host (localhost) is not authorized to perform the requested actions. The specific action that failed was attempting to alter the password for the "root" user and create a new database named "test_db".