Hello Ryan,
On 12/18/2011 15:36, Ryan Dewhurst wrote:
Hi,
Does anyone know why what's done in 'mysql_secure_installation' [0]
isnot part of the default mysql installation?
[0] http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/mysql-secure-installation.html
Thank you,Ryan Dewhurst
P.S. I also asked this question on the
forums:http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?30,506069,506069#msg-506069
The script simply automates the steps documented in our manual, here:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/default-privileges.html
If you want to see the script in action:
* repeat a fresh install
* enable the General Query Log
* run the script.
The General Query Log stores a copy of every command sent to a MySQL
server before the server even parses it. It's there as a diagnostic tool
and should not be enabled on a production machine unless there is a
specific need to do so.
The steps of 'mysql_secure_installation' are not performed by default
because many people want to just get to know MySQL before putting it
into full production. This is most easily performed (especially in a
classroom setting) with an unsecured installation. Also the steps to
secure the installation can be leveraged as an excellent teaching tool for:
a) How MySQL accounts are authenticated
b) Where the account information is stored
c) The different levels of authentication supported by MySQL.
For those who don't want to read or learn, or for those who simply want
to automate their installation, there is the script.
--
Shawn Green
MySQL Principal Technical Support Engineer
Oracle USA, Inc. - Hardware and Software, Engineered to Work Together.
Office: Blountville, TN
--
MySQL General Mailing List
For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
