The root account should never be available except from localhost. So if you want root access (which should be rare), you need to first have other access to the box. And that goes for anything, not just MySQL.
cheers, barneyb On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:13:10 -0700, Horne, Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This just came across my inbox. Apparently hackers are attacking MySQL > installations on Windows servers. It is not a problem with MySQL, rather > exploiting weak "root" user passwords > > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1756094,00.asp > > Jeff Horne > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:192116 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
