I want to highlight the importance of reviewing mysql’s initial set of accounts.
Say you have a mysql on abc.def.ghi.jkl running on port 3306 anonymous account with privileges without a password, then:
1. mysql (if issued on localhost)
2. mysql -h abc.def.ghi.jkl
3. mysql -u ” -h abc.def.ghi.jkl
4. mysql -u ” -h abc.def.ghi.jkl -P 3306
5. mysql -u user_which_does_not_exist -h [...]
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