tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817563153859021543.post1060546344642939305..comments2024-02-23T11:57:58.489+01:00Comments on Smithfarm - the Brain: How to secure a vanilla MySQL installationsmithfarmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10535446949415547444noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817563153859021543.post-69285053555279586042013-08-17T00:28:59.244+02:002013-08-17T00:28:59.244+02:00You can also put the root password in ~/.my.cnf - ...You can also put the root password in ~/.my.cnf - your home directory, where you can/should set file permissions very restrictive (600). The contenct is easy:<br /><br />[client]<br />user = root<br />password = <br /><br />That's it - no need to explore your personal password to the world ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com