Garris, Nicole wrote: > I'm a new MySQL DBA taking over admin duties for an existing MySQL > nonclustered 4.1 installation. It has 6 small user databases. So in the > mysql database, I run the query > > Select host, user, password from user; > > Which returns the following: > > > > +---------------------+-----------------+------------------------------- > ------------+ > > | host | user | password > | > > +---------------------+-----------------+------------------------------- > ------------+ > > | localhost | root | (long hex string) > | > > | localhost network name | root | > | > > | localhost network name | | > | > > | localhost | | (long hex string) > | > > | localhost | one_user | (long hex string) > | > > | % | one_user | (long hex string) > | > > | % | root | (long hex string) > | > > | localhost | two_user | (long hex string) > | > > | IP address x | one_user | (long hex string) > | > > | IP address y | one_user | > | > > +---------------------+-----------------+------------------------------- > ------------+ > > > > Does this mean that: > > 1. Line 2 above: root can log in with a blank password from (localhost > network name)? yes > > 2. Line 3 above: A blank user/password can be used to log in from > (localhost network name)? yes > > 3. Line 4 above: A blank user can be used to log in from localhost, but > a password has been specified? I believe mysql requires a username when a password is supplied But in logic that does not follow rules ;-) ... yes > > 4. Line 10 above: User "one-user" can be used to log in from IP address > y with a blank password? yes > > > > Or am I reading this incorrectly? > >
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