Bug #59017 Auth plugin socket_peercred fails to load in 5.5.8

• Submitted: 17 Dec 2010 21:53
• Modified: 14 Mar 2011 15:36
• Reporter: Matthew Montgomery
• Status: Closed
• Category: MySQL Server: Pluggable Authentication
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 5.5.8
• OS: Any
• Assigned to: Georgi Kodinov
• CPU Architecture: Any

[17 Dec 2010 21:53] Matthew Montgomery

Description:
Attempting to install extra auth plugin socket_peercred fails.

Error log gives: 

101217 15:16:00 [ERROR] /data/mysql/sandbox/5.5.8/bin/mysqld: Error while setting value '/tmp/mysql55.sock' to 'socket-peercred'
101217 15:16:00 [ERROR] Parsing options for plugin 'socket_peercred' failed.

How to repeat:
mysql> select version(); 
+-----------+
| version() |
+-----------+
| 5.5.8     |
+-----------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> INSTALL PLUGIN socket_peercred SONAME 'auth_socket.so'; 
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)

mysql> show warnings; 
+---------+------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
| Level   | Code | Message                                                         |
+---------+------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
| Warning | 1123 | Can't initialize function 'socket_peercred'; Plugin is disabled |
+---------+------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> show plugins; 
+-----------------------+----------+--------------------+----------------+---------+
| Name                  | Status   | Type               | Library        | License |
+-----------------------+----------+--------------------+----------------+---------+
| binlog                | ACTIVE   | STORAGE ENGINE     | NULL           | GPL     |
| mysql_native_password | ACTIVE   | AUTHENTICATION     | NULL           | GPL     |
| mysql_old_password    | ACTIVE   | AUTHENTICATION     | NULL           | GPL     |
...
| socket_peercred       | DISABLED | AUTHENTICATION     | auth_socket.so | GPL     |
+-----------------------+----------+--------------------+----------------+---------+
21 rows in set (0.00 sec)

[11 Jan 2011 14:54] Bugs System

A patch for this bug has been committed. After review, it may
be pushed to the relevant source trees for release in the next
version. You can access the patch from:

  http://lists.mysql.com/commits/128436

3234 Georgi Kodinov	2011-01-11
      Bug #59017: Auth plugin socket_peercred fails to load in 5.5.8
      
      Due to how the server checks for option names the name of the
      plugin "socket_peercred" collides with the existing server side 
      option "socket".
      
      Renamed the plugin from "socket_peercred" to "auth_socket" to
      avoid the name clash.

[10 Feb 2011 9:25] Bugs System

A patch for this bug has been committed. After review, it may
be pushed to the relevant source trees for release in the next
version. You can access the patch from:

  http://lists.mysql.com/commits/130980

3320 Georgi Kodinov	2011-01-11
      Bug #59017: Auth plugin socket_peercred fails to load in 5.5.8
      
      Due to how the server checks for option names the name of the
      plugin "socket_peercred" collides with the existing server side 
      option "socket".
      
      Renamed the plugin from "socket_peercred" to "auth_socket" to
      avoid the name clash.

[10 Feb 2011 9:25] Bugs System

Pushed into mysql-5.5 5.5.10 (revid:[e-mail]-20110111145314-uz4ib7uq120rr2vp) (version source revid:[e-mail]-20110111145314-uz4ib7uq120rr2vp) (merge vers: 5.5.10) (pib:24)

[10 Feb 2011 9:27] Bugs System

Pushed into mysql-trunk 5.6.2 (revid:[e-mail]-20110210092614-zrt9pix3u3neykzx) (version source revid:[e-mail]-20110210092614-zrt9pix3u3neykzx) (merge vers: 5.6.2) (pib:24)

[14 Mar 2011 15:36] Paul DuBois

Noted in 5.5.10, 5.6.2 changelogs.

MySQL distributions now include auth_socket, a server-side
authentication plugin that authenticates clients that connect from
the local host through the Unix socket file. The plugin uses the 
SO_PEERCRED socket option to obtain information about the user
running the client program (and thus can be built only on systems
that support this option. For a connection to succeed, the plugin
requires a match between the login name of the connecting client user
and the MySQL user name presented by the client program.

CHANGESET - http://lists.mysql.com/commits/130980