beginner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
> i got mysql 4.0.13 on my machine. When i installed it,
> i did only basic stuff to get it running (bascilly hit
> setup). 
> Now, i'm getting a little bit closer to mysql (the
> system starts to became more friendly), but i got the
> following problem:
> - if i log as shell>mysql 
> this user seems to have access to modify all databases
> (i would want it to happen only when i log as shell>
> mysql -h localhost -u root -p )

On Windows user ''@'localhost' has all privileges.

> How can i configure mysql NOT to accept logins with
> only shell> mysql , i mean without beeing a specified user?

Remove entries for anonymous user:

        DELETE FROM user WHERE user='';
        FLUSH PRIVILEGES;


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