Elena Stepanova added a comment - 2015-01-08 19:05 Doesn't fail like that for me: MariaDB [test]> install plugin server_audit soname 'server_audit.so'; ERROR 1126 (HY000): Can't open shared library '/data/releases/mariadb-5.5.41-linux-x86_64/lib/plugin/server_audit.so' (errno: 2, /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.14' not found (required by /data/releases/mariadb-5.5.41-linux-x86_64/lib/plug) MariaDB [test]> select * from mysql.plugin; Empty set (0.00 sec) MariaDB [test]> exit Bye elenst@wheezy-64:/data/releases/mariadb-5.5.41-linux-x86_64$ cp server_audit.so lib/plugin/ elenst@wheezy-64:/data/releases/mariadb-5.5.41-linux-x86_64$ ml test --port=3310 Welcome to the MariaDB monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MariaDB connection id is 2 Server version: 5.5.41-MariaDB MariaDB Server Copyright (c) 2000, 2014, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others. Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement. MariaDB [test]> install plugin server_audit soname 'server_audit.so'; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) MariaDB [test]> select @@version; +----------------+ | @@version | +----------------+ | 5.5.41-MariaDB | +----------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) Do you actually have something in mysql.plugin? Did you have anything there before the failed attempt?

Sergei Golubchik added a comment - 2015-01-08 20:25 What is this bug report about? The "version `GLIBC_2.14' not found" error? Or how INSTALL/UNINSTALL behave when plugin installation fails? Or both?

Elena Stepanova added a comment - 2015-01-08 22:24 To my understanding it's about the inconsistent state that the plugin ends up after the failed installation attempt (something is written to mysql.plugin, although the plugin was not installed and hence cannot be uninstalled). But I couldn't reproduce it so far.