received the same error when attempting to check Server Status page just now (2:50AM GMT):
Software error:
Yawt::DataBase connect('host=db.layonara.com;database=nwn;','aragen',...) failed: Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client at /home/danscott/domains/layonara.com/trunk/nwn/yawt/Layonara/LiveDB.pm line 606
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