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slick
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 Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 8:44 am Post subject: Is it safe to rename the root in mysql? |
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| Is it safe to rename the root in mysql? |
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Nossie
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 10:07 am Post subject: |
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| I don't see why it should/could be a problem... |
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jonnevers
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: Is it safe to rename the root in mysql? |
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| slick wrote: | | Is it safe to rename the root in mysql? |
with a DML query on the users table? that shouldn't be a problem.
now should granting a user full permissions and removing the root user. but that is a bit more problematic.
test permissions first |
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throck
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Not only is it safe, I (being somebody you don't know and shouldn't trust) recommend it. It's keeps any hackers that may try to use the account "root" from being able to gain access, since root no longer exists.
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