on one level, the test database is there just have something to log into after intall to prove it's working.. some init.d startup scripts (I'm thinking RedHat here) try to log into the database as an authenticated user after each start up and when doing a 'status' call just to make sure it's alive. some scrupulously paranoid sysadmins prefer to delete it the moment the system comes up, other leave it there for convenience..
On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 19:52, Jeff Justice wrote: > Okay, so MySQL is now installed and running. It looks like a database > named "test" was created with no tables. Is this just used for > installation purposes? Can it now be deleted or is there a reason to > keep it? Or does it have some magical purpose like the "mysql" > database? > > Jeff -- - michael dykman - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
