public boolean databaseValidation(String address, int port, String username, char[] password) {

    String pw = String.valueOf(password);
    System.out.println(pw);
    try {
        Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://" + address + ":" + port +  "/logctrl?user="
                + "user=" + username + "&password=" + pw );
    } catch (SQLException e) {
        System.out.println("Error connecting to database!");
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    System.out.println("Connected");
    return true;

}

java.sql.SQLException: Access denied for user 'user=root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)