Please note the comments about this in the source tree file: 
src/product/README.mysql.setup:

> Developers of the browser databases obtain their MySQL identities
> from a text file in their home directory: ~/.hg.conf
> Note the initial dot in the name: .hg.conf
> This file in a user's directory will specify a higher-privileged user
> to allow read/write access to the MySQL databases.
> This file must be set to mode 600 to provide security of the user
> and password to the database:
>         $ chmod 600 ~/.hg.conf
> All kent source code commands use this file to access the MySQL
> databases.  Since this file contains password information it
> requires the permissions to be set at 600 to keep it secret.
> The kent source code commands will enforce this access and not
> function unless it is set at 600 permissions.

Michael Dickens wrote:
> Hi,
> I am installing the genome browser on a Debian system.
> I am getting this error when running the command: hgsql -e "create database
> homSap4;" mysql
> 
> config file /root/.hg.conf allows group or other access, must only allow
> user access
> 
> I have run the MySQLUserPerms.sh script and used the default
> users/passwords.
> 
> Thanks,
> Michael
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