> Hi Everybody!
>
> Installing Mysql on a sparc sun solaris 2.7 machine.
> The manual from msyql.com mentions adding "user" and
> "group."
>
> What's the purpose of this?
> Thanks for your help!
My guess would be to have mysql running under it's own uid/gid in the event
someone uses it to gain unauthorised access to your system, or other similar
reasons.
jason
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