Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 19:30:04 +0300 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Egor Egorov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: anonymous localhost user in mysql user grant table
"rusty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What's the purpose of the entry in the user table where it has > host='localhost' and user='' (blank) and all of the permissions set to N? You may want to look at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Privilege_system.html and http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/User_Account_Management.html I have read them and just now re-read them in case I overlooked anything. The only place where I find anything specific about the anonymous user is section 5.5.8, "causes of access denied errors", but it only explains an effect from the existence of the anonymous user, not why the account was set up by the mysql_install_db program. I didn't find anything related to my original question, "is this some sort of security safety net and it would be dangerous to delete it? Or is it an example of setting up an anonymous locahost user and it's safe to delete it?" I'm trying to understand the purpose of the anonymous account; is it needed specifically in order to run a more secure mysql server, does it help prevent break-ins, etc.? -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
