Re: Cannot remove MySQL completely

TLDR :-)-O

AKA Generation Z :-)-O

el

On 18/01/2022 22:49, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 1/18/2022 7:48 AM, pinnerite wrote:
>> On Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:44:47 +0100
>> Axel Schwenke <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On 17.01.2022 17:57, pinnerite wrote:
>>>> At the moment I can only get int MySQL from a root prompt.
>>>> Otherwise it asks for the root password which I have not set(?).
>>>
>>> This is on purpose.  Again: RTFM!
>>>
>>> Read also the Debian README. Package maintainers often add extra
>>> $FOO to packages.  In the past Debian used to ask for a password for
>>> account name 'root' (which is traditionally the Superuser account).
>>> Now this is no longer neccessary because socket authentication helps
>>> with identification of users.
>>>
>>> Normally the first thing you do is create an account for yourself.
>>> If you are connecting remotely (that means: the client is not
>>> running on the same machines than the server) it includes setting a
>>> password.
>>>
>>> And if you are running an application using the database (i.e.
>>> MythTV) then it's highly recommended to create a MySQL account that
>>> is restricted to the tables for that application.
>>>
>>>
>>> XL
>>
>> I appreciate you taking the trouble to reply in detail but you must
>> understand thast I am not a regular user of MySQL and have only ever
>> used it when employing MythTV.
>>
>> This means that I only have to engage with it once every two or three
>> years.  Although I have textbooks on the subject, they are all
>> obsolete because of the changes that are made between versions.
>>
>> Changing distros can even mean having to deploy MariaDB, which I did
>> for a few years.
>>
>> Although I try to resolve my problems without recourse to bothering
>> others, there comes a point when frustration takes over.  I had
>> reached that point.
>>
>> If i had known where the database was held (/var/lib/mysql) earlier,
>> I might have saved myself and others some trouble.
>>
>> I always record the process of overcoming problems and the related
>> advice in the hope of not making the same mistake more than once but
>> sadly, the ground shifts.  It is never exactly the same.
>>
>> Thanks again, Alan
>>
> 
> Alan,
> 
> All of the answers to your questions are in the documentation.  It's
> quite extensive and complete.
> 
> But that's like saying all of the words in the English Language are in
> the Oxford English Dictionary.  They are - but good luck finding the
> right word if you don't know what you're looking for.
> 

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