Question

When I try to use MySQL Workbench utilities (mysqldbexport, mysqldbimport, etc.) I always receive this error message:

>mysqldbexport --server=user:password@ip_address:3006 database 
# Source on ip_address: ... ERROR: Cannot connect to the Source server. 
Error Authentication with old (insecure) passwords is not supported: http://dev. 
mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/password-hashing.html 

The remote server is running with the --old_passwords option and the password in the mysql. User table was created using the old hash algorithm (short password).

Had anyone had such situation? How can I fix it?

• Remote MySQL version: 5.0.77
• MySQL Workbench version: 5.2.38 CE Revision 8753

Answer 1

I’m pretty sure that the MySQL Workbench Utilities will not support logging with the old password format. I think the proper way to go here is to upgrade the users password to the new format thus taking advantage of the increased security.

I haven’t done this, but here’s a helpful comment from the link you posted:

if you are using the OLD password() function and want to setup the
mysql scheme to the new password system.

it isn’t possible to login to your mysql.exe console with

mysql -u root -p your_password (!) you have to blank your login
password to gain access to your mysql console.

on windows you have to type the following (please are sure that the
mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sql is in your bin\ directory! You will
find this script in your scripts\ folder of your mysql installation.

mysql -u root –force mysql < mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sql

best regards thE_iNviNciblE

Try that and restart the server without the --old_passwords option. You should consider too upgrading your MySQL Server to a newer version since the MySQL team is dropping support for the MySQL 5.0 branches (they are not going to be a part of active maintenance routines: no new fixes, etc.).

Hope this helps.