Problem running MySQL >8.0 sqlMessage:“ 'Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client',”

Question

I am trunning to run node with mySQL and get the following error: " sqlMessage: 'Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client',"

I have googled around at found the solution to be: "ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'password'"

But WHERE to put this command? I have downloaded the mysql shell and get the following error: "SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier"

I have tried the mysql workbench under queries and get the following output: "09:13:58 ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'password' 0 row(s) affected 0.015 sec

But it doesnt help.

Answer 1

You may need to modify the query. Maybe replace 'root' with the login name the software uses. And also remove @'localhost' part in case you're connecting from another host.

Something like

ALTER USER 'app' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'password';