mysql -- access with no user/passwd

[Jeffrey Walton]

On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 8:46 PM bruce <badouglas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Just realized. Set up a test mysql for 20.0.4 and I can access mysq
> from the cmdline
>
>  mysql
> allows access with no user/passwd

If I am not mistaken, `mysql` is just the command interpreter. You
have not connected to any databases.

> Does anyone have pointers to disable this??

If you are working from the command line, you will need `mysql`.

>  mysql_secure_installation
>
> doesn't seem to work from the cmdline/reboot.

You need `mysql_secure_installation` to set the root password. It also
performs other hardening, like dropping the test database.

What did you expect it to do that it did not perform?

Jeff