Re: MySQL Administrator fails to connect
"Adam M." <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.db.mysql.mycc |
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Fletcher Mattox wrote: >Hi, > >When I try to connect MySQL Administrator 1.0.20 (linux) to >a MySQL server running 4.1.20, I get the familiar: > > MySQL Error Nr. 1251 > Client does not support authentication protocol requested by > server; consider upgrading MySQL client > >Huh? Surely Administrator can use the new protocol in 4.1+ servers. >What am I doing wrong? > > The client library that Administrator is using is from the 4.0.x which is too old to understand the new password scheme. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/password-hashing.html You should use old-passwords option or get a version of mysql-admin linked with a newer library. Debian has mysql-admin linked with the 4.1.x client library. I'm assuming MySQL AB links their client with a new library as well. - Adam -- MySQL GUI Tools Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/gui-tools To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[email protected]