document why certain authentications plugins cause issues

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Laurent Indermuehle 2023-10-12 15:23:07 +02:00
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@ -223,10 +223,14 @@ users:
- { "localhost": { "root": { "Alter_priv": "Y", "Alter_routine_priv": "Y" } } }
users_privs:
description:
Information about users accounts. The output can be used as an input of the
mysql_user plugin. Useful when migrating accounts to a new server or to
create an inventory. Does not support proxy privileges. Cause issue with
authentications plugins C(sha256_password) and C(caching_sha2_password).
- Information about users accounts.
- The output can be used as an input of the M(community.mysql.mysql_user) plugin.
- Useful when migrating accounts to another server or to create an inventory.
- Does not support proxy privileges. If an account has proxy privileges, they won't appear in the output.
- Causes issues with authentications plugins C(sha256_password) and C(caching_sha2_password).
If the output is fed to M(community.mysql.mysql_user), the
``plugin_auth_string`` will most likely be unreadable due to non-binary
characters.
returned: if not excluded by filter
type: dict
sample: