<![CDATA[mysql: ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'mysql-native-password' is not loaded]]>ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'mysql_native_(Password)' is not loaded

I wasn't prompted to set a root password during the installation and so whenever I tried to use mysql via the mysql -u root -p command. I got this error => Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'.

So I searched stack overflow and found an answer that involved setting the authentication plugin to mysql_native_password. the query looked something like this...

UPDATE user SET plugin="mysql_native_password";
However, for some reason I typed the command manually instead of copying it and I seem to have written mysql-native-password instead of mysql_native_password (stupid me!!!)

now I tried to access the mysql shell in various ways but I always get the following error!

ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'mysql-native-password' is not loaded

Tried with safe mode : sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &
also happens to be the same problem ,

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]]>https://lankadevelopers.lk/topic/805/mysql-error-1524-hy000-plugin-mysql-native-password-is-not-loadedRSS for NodeSat, 11 Jul 2026 07:58:29 GMTSun, 07 Mar 2021 05:06:51 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to mysql: ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'mysql-native-password' is not loaded on Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:12:56 GMT]]>@kasun-rathnayake

your welcome

]]>https://lankadevelopers.lk/post/4391https://lankadevelopers.lk/post/4391Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:12:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to mysql: ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'mysql-native-password' is not loaded on Fri, 12 Mar 2021 01:58:38 GMT]]>@root this worked brother

thank you so much

]]>https://lankadevelopers.lk/post/4390https://lankadevelopers.lk/post/4390Fri, 12 Mar 2021 01:58:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to mysql: ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'mysql-native-password' is not loaded on Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:49:40 GMT]]>@kasun-rathnayake

brew remove mysql

brew cleanup

launchctl unload -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist

rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/var/mysql

Then install again

brew install mysql
]]>https://lankadevelopers.lk/post/4387https://lankadevelopers.lk/post/4387Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:49:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to mysql: ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'mysql-native-password' is not loaded on Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:40:44 GMT]]>@root yes ,
i tried to remove it and install back but error comes again

same error

]]>https://lankadevelopers.lk/post/4386https://lankadevelopers.lk/post/4386Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:40:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to mysql: ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'mysql-native-password' is not loaded on Wed, 10 Mar 2021 19:24:05 GMT]]>how did you install mysql ? from brew ?

]]>https://lankadevelopers.lk/post/4384https://lankadevelopers.lk/post/4384Wed, 10 Mar 2021 19:24:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to mysql: ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'mysql-native-password' is not loaded on Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:36:47 GMT]]>@root brother on mac ..

this is not working when i use this command the above comment comes ...
this error

ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'mysql-native-password' is not loaded
]]>https://lankadevelopers.lk/post/4383https://lankadevelopers.lk/post/4383Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:36:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to mysql: ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'mysql-native-password' is not loaded on Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:43:39 GMT]]>is this on linux ?

if you in linux .

sudo su -
mysql -uroot
]]>https://lankadevelopers.lk/post/4380https://lankadevelopers.lk/post/4380Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:43:39 GMT