Authentication plugin 'caching_sha2_password' cannot be loaded

Question

I am connecting MySQL - 8.0 with MySQL Workbench and getting the below error:

Authentication plugin \'caching_sha2_password\' cannot be loaded: dlop

Answer 1

Open my sql command promt:

then enter mysql password

finally use:

ALTER USER 'username'@'ip_address' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'password';

refer:https://stackoverflow.com/a/49228443/6097074

Thanks.