Package: dbconfig-common
Version: 1.8.47
Severity: minor
--- Please enter the report below this line. ---
When I tried to install a package that used dbconfig-common to create a new
mysql database I got mysql authentication errors although I was 100% sure I
had given the correct password.
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password:
YES)
Only after finding out the executed mysql command and replaying that with
strace -e open I found the reason for this:
dbconfig-common uses mysql --defaults-extra-file=/something.cnf containing the
credentials acquired via debconf. Unfortunately these credentials are
overruled by a /root/.my.cnf if it exists.
And I had a .my.cnf with a wrong password.
It would be nice if either
- dbconfig-common could make sure that ~/.my.cnf isn't taken into account, or,
- the error message from dbconfig-common would mention that .my.cnf might be a
cause for problems.
Thanks,
Carsten
--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-1-amd64
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
500 unstable www.debian-multimedia.org
500 unstable ftp.de.debian.org
500 testing ftp.de.debian.org
500 stable security.debian.org
100 experimental-snapshots qt-kde.debian.net
1 experimental ftp.de.debian.org
--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
==========================-+-===========
ucf (>= 0.28) | 3.0025+nmu2
debconf (>= 0.5) | 1.5.39
OR debconf-2.0 |
Package's Recommends field is empty.
Suggests (Version) | Installed
===================================-+-===========
virtual-mysql-client |
OR mysql-client | 5.1.56-1
OR postgresql-client |
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected]
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
