mysql.cnf -- owner??

[bruce]

thanks!

On Mon, Jul 29, 2024, 7:48 PM Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:

>
> On a properly working Debian 12 system;
>
> sharky5% dir -l /etc/mysql/my.cnf
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 Oct 20  2020 /etc/mysql/my.cnf ->
> /etc/alternatives/my.cnf
> sharky5%
> sharky5% dir -lL /etc/mysql/my.cnf
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1126 Nov 29  2023 /etc/mysql/my.cnf
> sharky5%
>
>
> At Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:14:42 -0400 "Ubuntu user technical support,? not
> for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > two ubuntu test systems. both have "root:root" for the /etc/mysql/my.cnf.
> >
> > system 1 gives
> >  rmysql -uroot -p
> > mysql: [Warning] World-writable config file '/etc/mysql/my.cnf' is
> ignored.
> >   but user can log in/access
> >
> > system 2 gives
> >  rmysql -uroot -p
> >   but user can log in/access
> >
> > same ubuntu version..
> >
> > so, what/who should be the owner? which base file should be set, given
> > the symlink?
> >
> > and, any reason why one gives the error/warning, and the other doesn't?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > and
> >
>
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