without flags to tell it otherwise, nmap only scan ports 1-1024, higher numbered ports would have to be specified via nmap -p 1-5000 but see how much longer it takes.
- michael dykman On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Grant <emailgr...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=mdyk...@gmail.com > > -- - michael dykman - mdyk...@gmail.com May the Source be with you. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
