[Cialug] Stupid ?

[Tom Pohl]

Do you really need to be able to talk to your mysql server remotely?

If not, I would add --bind-address=127.0.0.1 to your mysql startup  
command.

If so, I would use iptables to limit the source ips to only allow  
your machines to talk to port 3306 of your mysql server.

-Tom

On Jul 17, 2007, at 9:33 AM, albus wrote:

> My turn for stupid questions today.
>
> What happens if you delete the ANY user in MySql?
> It isn't tied to any database and the account has no rights but I  
> read it can do some things that could casue DoS attack.
> Plus other no, no's
>
> Just wondering cause I'm thinking real hard of deleting it or at least
> put a password on it.
>
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