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Error: 'Authentication method 'mysql_clear_password' not supported by any of the available plugins' when connecting to MySQL with clear password authentication (4241695)
Error: 'Authentication method 'mysql_clear_password' not supported by any of the available plugins' when connecting to MySQL with clear password authentication
Description
When trying to connect to a MySQL Database which requires a clear password authentication, the following error message appears:
'Authentication method 'mysql_clear_password' not supported by any of the available plugins'
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