Re: [GENERAL] db_user_namespace, md5 and changing passwords

Magnus Hagander wrote:
> >> Not sure I care enough to dive into what it would actually mean. My
> >> guess is that it's very uncommon to use db_user_namespace in any of
> >> these scenarios (in fact I think it's very uncommon to use it at all,
> >> but even more uncommon in these cases)
> >
> > The documentation changes highlight that we are going to validate for
> > most external authentications using the server username, so the external
> > authentication has to be set up to use that server username. Were the
> > docs not clear on that? Do I need a mention of db_user_namespace in the
> > authentication docs?
>
> AFAICS, the changes only say MD5 doesn't work. I think it should be made
> more clear.
>
> And yes, it probably makes sense to put it around the authentication
> docs as well as a warning to people - that's where they'll go looking if
> something doesn't work.

OK, documentation updated stating that all authentication has to user
the server username, and added a mention in the client-auth docs too.

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