--- doc/install/linux/install.pl	2016/08/09 15:20:45	1.37
+++ doc/install/linux/install.pl	2016/08/25 17:39:04	1.38
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ if (!open(LOG,">>loncapa_install.log"))
           &mt('Stopping execution.')."\n";
     exit;
 } else {
-    print LOG '$Id: install.pl,v 1.37 2016/08/09 15:20:45 raeburn Exp $'."\n";
+    print LOG '$Id: install.pl,v 1.38 2016/08/25 17:39:04 raeburn Exp $'."\n";
 }
 
 #
@@ -1786,12 +1786,20 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS metadata (tit
 
 sub setup_mysql_permissions {
     my ($dbh,$has_pass,@mysql_lc_commands) = @_;
-    my ($mysqlversion,$mysqlsubver) = &get_mysql_version();
+    my ($mysqlversion,$mysqlsubver,$mysqlname) = &get_mysql_version();
     my ($usesauth,@mysql_commands);
-    if (($mysqlversion > 5.7) || (($mysqlversion == 5.7) && ($mysqlsubver > 5))) {
+    if ($mysqlname =~ /^MariaDB/i) {
+        if ($mysqlversion >= 10.2) {
+            $usesauth = 1;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (($mysqlversion > 5.7) || (($mysqlversion == 5.7) && ($mysqlsubver > 5))) {
+            $usesauth = 1;
+        }
+    }
+    if ($usesauth) {
         @mysql_commands = ("INSERT user (Host, User, ssl_cipher, x509_issuer, x509_subject) VALUES('localhost','www','','','')",
-                           "ALTER USER 'www'\@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'localhostkey'");
-        $usesauth = 1;
+                         "ALTER USER 'www'\@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'localhostkey'");
     } else {
         @mysql_commands = ("INSERT user (Host, User, Password) VALUES('localhost','www',password('localhostkey'));");
     }
@@ -1886,17 +1894,17 @@ sub new_mysql_rootpasswd {
 }
 
 sub get_mysql_version {
-    my ($version,$subversion);
+    my ($version,$subversion,$name);
     if (open(PIPE," mysql -V |")) {
         my $info = <PIPE>;
         chomp($info);
         close(PIPE);
-        ($version,$subversion) = ($info =~ /(\d+\.\d+)\.(\d+)[\-\w]*,/);
+        ($version,$subversion,$name) = ($info =~ /(\d+\.\d+)\.(\d+)\-?(\w*),/);
     } else {
         print &mt('Could not determine which version of MySQL is installed.').
               "\n";
     }
-    return ($version,$subversion);
+    return ($version,$subversion,$name);
 }
 
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