Re: MySQL Query Browser - MySQL Error Nr. 1251 - Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client

[mysqlqb]

I also think that this error being caused by the use
of pre-4.1 authentication methods is unacceptable
and I do not believe that the latest version of Query
Browser would use such authentication.

mysqlqb wrote:
> When I attempt to logon to my localhost MySQL
> server using Query Browser as root, I receive the
> following error:
>
> MySQL Error Nr. 1251
> Client does not support authentication protocol
> requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL
> client
>
> Current Situation
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> % I can logon as root using the MySQL
> Administrator GUI
> % I can logon as root using the following on the
> command line
> $ mysql -u root -p
> % This is the current version of Query Browser
> from MySQL
> ~ mysql-query-browser-1.1.6
> % I have attempted to connect using the socket
> file /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
> ~ however, I think this is the socket file
> that the server is using and isn't much
> help
> % OS: Fedora Core 3 (Linux)
> % MySQL Version: 4.1.11
>
> Thanks.