mysqldump: unknown option '--routines'

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Software

5.5 - 6.29

Error Message

[err] mysqldump: unknown option '--routines'

Cause

The user password is stored using an old hash format

Solution

Create a new SQL user with sufficient rights to make the backup so that the password of this user automatically gets the new hash format.
Then enter the new SQL user in the software