I am preparing patches for Dapper -> Feisty based on Soren Hansen's previous work. These patches are going to be part of a larger security upload. The real issue is that the root password prompt priority is medium, which is not normally seen in Ubuntu, therefore it is assumed there are *many* mysql installations with no root password. In light of this, the patches will:
a) let the user know on mysql startup that there is a blank root password (and how to reset it). This will be seen on stdout, as well as syslog, and therefore can also be seen on upgrade. b) provide an easy means to reset the password In talking with Soren and others, this seems the best course as there aren't any string changes to cause translation problems, no priority changes to cause automated install problems, no assumptions are made about what the user wants/needs (ie it won't break anything), and with the exception of an informational message, mysql will continue to operate as before even if the user does nothing. I am going to leave Gutsy alone, as it has a high enough debconf priority for people to see it on install. Attached is the diff of the changes for Feisty I am currently using (should work against Edgy too; Dapper has a slightly different patch). Preliminary testing shows it works as intended, but I am going to do more testing before uploading. ** Attachment added: "lp119075_feisty.diff" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9713916/lp119075_feisty.diff -- Root password policy for mysql https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/119075 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
