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ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'unix_socket' is not loaded

Problem

# mysql
ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'unix_socket' is not loaded

Solution

# service mysql stop
# mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
150918 15:41:13 mysqld_safe Logging to '/var/log/mysql/error.log'.
150918 15:41:13 mysqld_safe Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
# mysql
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 2
Server version: 10.0.20-MariaDB-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 (Ubuntu)

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MariaDB [(none)]> INSERT INTO mysql.plugin (name, dl) VALUES ('unix_socket', 'auth_socket');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

MariaDB [(none)]> shutdown
# service mysql start