enhance desc for old-passwords option

diff --git a/mysqld.conf b/mysqld.conf
index bb9b3a6dc8f46a87e68f3fc514e8db4cfdae1526..c50c0e53cf7d6f70f81ba49c2c6e01e0c8367f3c 100644 (file)
--- a/mysqld.conf
+++ b/mysqld.conf
@@ -22,8 +22,17 @@ user        = mysql
 #collation-server=latin2_general_ci
 #skip-character-set-client-handshake
 
-# Use passwords compatible with old 4.0 mysqld
-#old-passwords
+# This variable controls the password hashing method used by the PASSWORD()
+# function. It also influences password hashing performed by CREATE USER and
+# GRANT statements that specify a password using an IDENTIFIED BY clause.
+# http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/server-system-variables.html#sysvar_old_passwords
+# Value | Password Hashing Method  | Associated Authentication Plugin
+#   0   | MySQL 4.1 native hashing | mysql_native_password
+#   1   | Pre-4.1 ("old") hashing  | mysql_old_password
+#   2   | SHA-256 hashing          | sha256_password
+# If you set old_passwords=2, follow the instructions for using the sha256_password plugin at
+# http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/sha256-authentication-plugin.html
+#old-passwords=0
 
 # Don't use system locking
 skip-external-locking