How do I turn off the mysql password validation?

Question

It seems that I may have inadvertently loaded the password validation plugin in MySQL 5.7. This plugin seems to force all passwords to comply to certain rules.

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Answer 1

Uninstall:

mysql> uninstall plugin validate_password;

An uninstalled plugin is not displayed by show plugins;

Install:

mysql> install plugin validate_password SONAME 'validate_password.so';

Disabled by configuration:

[mysqld]
validate_password = OFF

A plugin can be disabled by configuration only if installed.