thanks! <div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 29, 2024, 7:48 PM Robert Heller <<a href="mailto:heller@deepsoft.com">heller@deepsoft.com</a>> wrote: </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> 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" <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> 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 > -- Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 GV: 978-633-5364 Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services <a href="http://www.deepsoft.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.deepsoft.com/</a> -- Linux Administration Services <a href="mailto:heller@deepsoft.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">heller@deepsoft.com</a> -- Webhosting Services -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>