To verify that root has a password, do the following:
1) service mysql restart --skip-grant-tables
2) In MySQL, SELECT CONCAT('''',user,'''@''',host,'''') mysql_user,password
from mysql.user where user='root';
This will show every host that root can login as along with the PASSWORD
function-encrypted of the root password
3) service mysql restart
Make sure you have the user 'root'@'localhost';
With regard to --skip-networking, keep in mind that this blocks TCP/IP DB
Connections
This will not block socket-based connections
i.e., this will block 'root'@'127.0.0.1', but not 'root'@'localhost'
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-----Original Message-----
From: Grant [mailto:emailgr...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 9:02 AM
To: mysql@lists.mysql.com
Subject: Verifying security
I've got a couple security questions for you guys.
Is there a way to verify I've set a password for mysql's root?
I was previously running mysqld without --skip-networking until I
noticed port: 3306 was referenced in mysqld.err. The strange thing is
'nmap localhost' never found an open 3306 port and I wasn't running a
firewall on that system. Does this behavior make sense to anyone?
- Grant
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