supply my.cnf file before accessing DBs

roles/mysql/tasks/main.yml

@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@
     enabled: yes
   when: mysql_enabled | bool
 
+- name: Install .my.cnf file from template, with root password credentials, if mysql_enabled
+  template:
+    src: my.cnf.j2
+    dest: /root/.my.cnf
+    owner: root
+    mode: 0600
+  when: mysql_enabled | bool
+
 # 'localhost' needs to be the last item for idempotency, see
 # http://ansible.cc/docs/modules.html#mysql-user
 # unfortunately it still doesn't work
@@ -135,14 +143,6 @@
     priv: "*.*:ALL,GRANT"
   when: mysql_enabled | bool
 
-- name: Install .my.cnf file from template, with root password credentials, if mysql_enabled
-  template:
-    src: my.cnf.j2
-    dest: /root/.my.cnf
-    owner: root
-    mode: 0600
-  when: mysql_enabled | bool
-
 - name: Update MySQL root password for all remaining root accounts (127.0.0.1, ::1) if mysql_enabled
   mysql_user:
     name: root