If you swap a MySQL 8.4 volume to 9.7, accounts using mysql_native_password will no longer be able to connect—though it will start. I measured what remains and wh…

MySQL 9.7 is the next LTS after 8.4, and the official stance supports the path from 8.4 LTS to 9.7 LTS. Meanwhile, ...
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SNORT and mySQL logging issues, anyone?

Can you connect to the mysql server and use the snort database w/ the snort db username/passwd defined in your snort config file? Are permissions set appropriately? (if they are, you should be able to ...