Bug 88134 - RFE: place #skip-networking in /etc/my.cnf for mysql to avoid security issue
Summary: RFE: place #skip-networking in /etc/my.cnf for mysql to avoid security issue
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 88133
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: mysql
Version: 8.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Patrick Macdonald
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-04-06 14:49 UTC by Bryce Nesbitt
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:52 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2006-02-21 18:52:30 UTC
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Description Bryce Nesbitt 2003-04-06 14:49:34 UTC
Description of problem:
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Many people run mysql on the same machine as the web server, and thus don't need
external networking enabled at ALL.  A service that is turned off is always more
secure than a service that's turned on.

Mysql comes by default with:
   * no root pasword
   * external network enabled
   * a variety of default accounts


Proposed solution (for /etc/my.cnf):
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If you'd add a commented-out "skip networking" line in /etc/my.cnf, more people
would discover how to turn off networking:  

[mysqld]
datadir=/var/lib/mysql
socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
#skip-networking

[mysql.server]
user=mysql
basedir=/var/lib
#skip-networking

[safe_mysqld]
err-log=/var/log/mysqld.log
pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
#skip-networking

Comment 1 Patrick Macdonald 2003-04-07 13:02:08 UTC
Bug opened twice. Marking it as dup of 88133.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 88133 ***

Comment 2 Red Hat Bugzilla 2006-02-21 18:52:30 UTC
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.


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