Re: Securing MySQL on Mac OSX

[Tom Brown]

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>
> It mentions that root in MySQL has nothing to do with the root of Mac 
> OSX, but I need to know if MySQL being unprotected in this way has 
> opened a door for hackers.
>

it means that they can do whatever they want to the mysql db's without 
being prompted for a password. This does not mean that your box has open 
root access to the OS but its not good practice to have mysql as open as 
that