Hi.

On Thu 2002-07-25 at 11:44:26 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> Mysql engine is running under win98, then at the prompt I type mysql
> mysql then press enter and I have control. I can delete users (root
> included), whatever I want, so How can I make Mysql always require a
> username and a password to connect to it?

Please read the manual, section post-installation. 

You have to set a password for the root user. 
(a message after installation should have told you so)

MySQL comes with permissive default privileges (without
password) for localhost to ease first usuage.

Greetings,

        Benjamin.

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