Hi, Thanks for your reply... I'm aware of this..But wondering if there is any way to do this, i mean integrate the mysql authentication with windows authentication... Thought it'd be good if users of my database application needn't type their username and passwords every time they start the app.
Regards,Madhavi --- Paul DuBois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 10:29 -0700 9/9/03, Madhavi Kutty wrote: > >Hi , > > > >Is there any way i can use the os authentication in > >Windows(2000 or XP) to work with the mysql server? > So > >that a person can get access to the server when > they > >log in to a machine? > > MySQL doesn't know anything about your OS accounts. > You use GRANT to set up MySQL accounts. You can, > if you like, set up these accounts to have names and > passwords like those of the OS accounts, but that's > not necessary. > > > -- > Paul DuBois, Senior Technical Writer > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > MySQL AB, www.mysql.com > > Are you MySQL certified? > http://www.mysql.com/certification/ > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
