title: Updating MySQL passwords for 5.6?
body: <p>A bit confused on this one.  </p>
  
  <p>Just about to upgrade MySQL from 5.5 to 5.6</p>
  
  <p>There is a warning that many of the databases use old passords.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The following users use pre-4.1-style MySQL passwords: </p>
    
    <p>We recommend that you update all of your accounts to longer MySQL
    password hashes before you perform this upgrade. Failure to do so
    could disrupt database access for accounts or applications that use
    pre-4.1-style MySQL passwords.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I am not 100% sure what I need to do if anything.</p>
  
  <p>Many of the accounts are not even databases.</p>
  
  <p>I have tried to do a google search and not found anything helpful.</p>
  
  <p>There is an option on cPanel to use pre 4.1 passwords, but that is not enabled, so not sure why this should flag up now, as I would expect issues, if I was using old passwords (whatever they might be).   That option goes away with 5.6 anyway.</p>
  
  <p>Can anyone assist or give guidance.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>