From a0c023637f876aff8fb21abc0438748c615d6977 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ilia Ross <ilia@ross.gdn>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:44:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix to improve the message when socket auth is used

---
 mysql/lang/en | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mysql/lang/en b/mysql/lang/en
index ab6903010..e6ebf0e94 100644
--- a/mysql/lang/en
+++ b/mysql/lang/en
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ root_epass1=No new password entered
 root_epass2=Passwords do not match
 root_none=No password!
 root_auto=Automatic (typically <tt>root</tt>)
-root_socket=The MySQL <tt>$1</tt> user is using Unix socket authentication, so no password is needed and the password cannot be changed.
+root_socket=The MySQL <tt>$1</tt> user uses Unix socket authentication, so no password is needed. However, you can switch to password authentication on the <a href='list_users.cgi'>User Permissions</a> page.
 
 mysqlpass_err=MySQL safe mode
 mysqlpass_esafecmd=The command $1 needed to start MySQL with authentication disabled was not found