install plugin pam soname 'auth_pam.so'; create user test_pam identified via pam using 'mariadb_mtr'; create user pam_test; grant proxy on pam_test to test_pam; show variables like 'pam%'; Variable_name Value pam_use_cleartext_plugin ON drop user test_pam; drop user pam_test; uninstall plugin pam;