Turn off MySQL Password Validate

Turn off MySQL Password Validate for a development environment

Login to the mysql server as root

mysql -h localhost -u root -p

Run the following sql command

uninstall plugin validate_password;

Turn on the plugin

INSTALL PLUGIN validate_password SONAME 'validate_password.so';

Updated the plugin policy level by adding following line in `/etc/mysql/my.cnf`

validate_password_policy=LOW;