Hey Jeff: > What do you mean it's not used? I was under the impression > that it set the password on the mysql db and then stashed it > in a root-owned 0400 file in /etc somewhere, and then looked > in that file for all subsequent accesses to get the password. > > I know that that's the way it *used* to be... if it has > changed, then it should be changed back.
Okay I took a look at the mysql.user table, and the password is set for the 'oscar' user account (I keep thinking about root, since you can set a password for the root user as well). And yes, the password is stored in /etc/odapw and it is root readable. This should be documented (if it is not already done so). > > So perhaps we should simply implement > > it such that the password is actually set in MySQL? > > > > To remove the prompt, perhaps we can simply randomly generate the > > password, and put it in a root-readable file. > > As I said, I have no opinion on the UI issue. Okay, I think we should just axe the dialog box and generate a random password - and make sure that it is clearly stated in the docs and possibly the prompt too that the password is located in /etc/odapw. Cheers, Bernard ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ Oscar-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel
