After discussion with MySQL: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=29287
And with Debian, here's the result so far: We don't like having cleartext passwords in files (regardless of the permissions of said file). We want to be able to reset passwords etc. without a password if we're the user running mysqld. Solution: Patch (or wait until MySQL does it for us) mysqld to check who the connecting user is and grant full access if it matches the user it's currently running as. -- Root password policy for mysql https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/119075 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
