http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/password-hashing.html

As part of routine maintenance I upgraded MySQL to a more recent version on 
the LUV server.  Unfortunately I didn't test the system properly and didn't 
notice that Drupal was down.  The problem was that the Drupal database was so 
old that it had a less secure method of storing the password that is rejected 
by newer versions of MySQL.  The solution was to just set the password again 
to the same value (I don't think that the localhost connections used for MySQL 
access were at risk of leaking the password - and if they were we have bigger 
problems than Drupal data).

Things should be fine now and the above URL is for anyone who is curious about 
the details or who is about to upgrade an old MySQL server.

select Password from mysql.user;

If the above command gives any results that are 16 bytes long then upgrading 
MySQL to a recent version will give you this issue.

Finally please don't assume that I will read luv-ctte email in any reasonable 
amount of time for fixing the web site.  Also don't assume that I will read 
personal email in such a quick time (although I will read it much sooner than 
mailing lists).  There's the [email protected] address for reporting such 
things, [email protected] for Google Hangouts, and you can email luv-ctte and 
ask someone to SMS me.

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