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pbadion
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Unable to connect MySQL Authentication with old password no longer supported

Hi,

 

I am new to Power BI and i need to connect to an old MySQL database to produce reports.

 

Here is the error

 

Unable to connect

We encountered an error while trying to connect.

Details: "MySQL: Authentication with old password no longer supported; use 4.1 style passwords."

 

I don't know how to proceed.

Should I change the MySQL database installation ? Is this advisable?

Should I find a workaround to use a different MySQL Connector? 

I tried to uninstall every MySQL related application in my computer and the error persists.

 

I appreciate any help.

 

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v-shex-msft
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Hi @pbadion,

 

I think the issue is more related to mysql, you can refer to below link to modify your password:

Authentication with old password no longer supported, use 4.1 style passwords.

 

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

Community Support Team _ Xiaoxin
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v-shex-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @pbadion,

 

I think the issue is more related to mysql, you can refer to below link to modify your password:

Authentication with old password no longer supported, use 4.1 style passwords.

 

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

Community Support Team _ Xiaoxin
If this post helps, please consider accept as solution to help other members find it more quickly.

I got it working by setting the global variable of MySQL secure_auth to ON.

I ran this command using the root login in MySQL.

     set global secure_auth = ON;

 

Thanks for the help.

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