proxysql_mysql_users is not able to handle hashed passwords about community.proxysql

[markuman]

Well, there is a parameter already. blame me. encrypt_password:
the only question left is, if we should/can fix the behaviour above, and detect if the unterlying password is hashed already.

[markuman]

Ok, the error persists when I use in the last task from the example above encrypt_password: yes

    - name: idempotent add user to proxysql
      proxysql_mysql_users:
        state: present
        username: someuser
        password: password
        default_hostgroup: 0
        login_user: admin
        login_password: admin
        load_to_runtime: yes
        encrypt_password: yes

[Andersson007]

maybe there's something in community.mysql.mysql_user that can help

[markuman]

Using only encrypted_password: yes works perfectly. There is no need to use the workaround when you're already using community.proxysql.
When you do the workaround, proxysql_mysql_users will fail. Imo, we should not waste time on fixing that.

What is not working is, when you're using plaintext password first (default), and want to change to encrypted_password.
This will fail with the same error message.
That should be fixed imo.

something like that

if requested_password != existing_password or encrypt_cleartext_password(requested_password) == existing_password:
    # we can change
elif:
  # we cannot handle this because we don't know if the password just changed