bergek;178935 Wrote: 
> MySQL 4.1.1 changed the way how password hashes were computed. Clients
> designed with older versions of MySQL could be made to work with
> post-4.1 servers by using another password function when setting the
> password (OLD_PASSWORD() instead of PASSWORD()). In this case you need
> to do the opposite but I am not sure if it is supported. Your best bet
> could be to upgrade MySQL or disable password checks altogether (if
> that is a viable option based on how exposed your MySQL is).
> 
> For more information, check here:
> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/password-hashing.html

I was suspecting a change between 4.0 and 4.1.  All of the
documentation I have seen referred to 4.1 but never 4.0.  Tomorrow I
get a new HDD for the Solaris box so I get to start over, and this time
with MySQL 5.


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