You should be shure that the old client is not in the PATH... because seems to me that when you're not int the mysql bin directory the old client is called... withc does not know about the new auth methods...
Or else... start the server with the "--old-password" param. Gabriel ----- Original Message ----- From: "V. Agarwal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: mysql install on Redhat Linux 2.1AS (32 bit) > However, it expects me to be in mysql bin directory to > invoke 'mysql' to connect or else it gives me > following error. > > mysql -uroot -p > ERROR 1251: Client does not support authentication > protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL > client. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
