Hello, It is due to the plugin and it should be document IMHO (or even fixed, although not much benefit from it):
haproxy[8258]: Server testback_mysql/localmysql-1 is UP, reason: Layer7 check passed, code: 0, info: "5.6.11-rc60.3", check duration: 0ms. 1 active and 0 backup servers online. 0 sessions requeued, 0 total in queue. After doing: mysql> drop user monitor@localhost; create user monitor@localhost identified with 'sha256_password'; flush privileges; haproxy[8258]: Server testback_mysql/localmysql-1 is DOWN, reason: Layer7 wrong status, code: 0, info: "Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client", check duration: 0ms. 0 active and 0 backup servers left. 0 sessions active, 0 requeued, 0 remaining in queue Running the latest build with default options: ~/temp/haproxy$ ./haproxy -vv HA-Proxy version 1.5-dev19 2013/06/17 Copyright 2000-2013 Willy Tarreau <w...@1wt.eu> Build options : TARGET = linux2628 CPU = generic CC = gcc CFLAGS = -O2 -g -fno-strict-aliasing OPTIONS = MySQL version used: 5.6.11-rc60.3 Percona Server (GPL) RSA keys have been properly configured. Relevant part of the HAproxy configuration: backend testback_mysql balance roundrobin mode tcp option mysql-check user monitor server localmysql-1 127.0.0.1:3306 weight 100 maxconn 768 inter 5000 fall 3 rise 3 check On 06/18/2013 12:08 PM, Hervé COMMOWICK wrote: > Ok so it looks like changes i made a while ago to support mysql >=5.5, > must be ok since haproxy 1.4.16 : > http://git.1wt.eu/web?p=haproxy.git;a=commitdiff;h=212f778d6 > > Regards, > > Hervé. > > On 06/18/2013 12:01 PM, Jayadevan M wrote: >>> >>> Did you change authentication plugin to make it work ? If this is due to >>> auth >>> plugin, we definitely need to update the documentation. >>> >> I did. But that did not help. So I used latest version of HAProxy. That >> worked. This is the status now - >> >> mysql> select distinct user,HOST,plugin from mysql.user ; >> +---------+-----------+--------+ >> | user | HOST | plugin | >> +---------+-----------+--------+ >> | root | localhost | | >> | root | 127.0.0.1 | | >> | root | ::1 | | >> | | localhost | | >> | root | % | | >> | galaxy | % | | >> | haproxy | % | | >> +---------+-----------+--------+ >> Regards, >> Jayadevan >> >> >> >> DISCLAIMER: "The information in this e-mail and any attachment is intended >> only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential >> and/or privileged material. If you have received this e-mail in error, >> kindly contact the sender and destroy all copies of the original >> communication. IBS makes no warranty, express or implied, nor guarantees the >> accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the information contained in this >> email or any attachment and is not liable for any errors, defects, >> omissions, viruses or for resultant loss or damage, if any, direct or >> indirect." >> > Regards, -- Nenad Merdanovic | PGP: 0x423edcb2 | Web: http://nimzo.info Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nenadmerdanovic