Bug 171711 – mail-filter/dspam - emerge --config should ask for username

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Paul Miller 2007-03-21 19:01:56 UTC]

Please have the configure script ask for a mysql username rather than requiring the mysql "root" user.

Reproducible: Always

[Comment 1 Alin Năstac (RETIRED) 2007-03-22 13:11:42 UTC]

The root account is required only for dspam database setup (database creation, dspam user creation, rights setup), it isn't used anywhere else by dspam.
Are you telling me your administrative MySQL account name is not root?

[Comment 2 Alin Năstac (RETIRED) 2007-03-22 14:49:42 UTC]

fixed in dspam-3.6.8-r3. 
thanks!

[Comment 3 Paul Miller 2007-03-22 16:05:29 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Are you telling me your administrative MySQL account name is not root?

That is correct.  I never use the root user account and it does not have a password set.  I believe that is uncommon, but most definitely isn't unique.  In order to use the root account I have to take mysql offline and bring the daemon back up without password authentication.

[Comment 4 Alin Năstac (RETIRED) 2007-03-22 16:08:53 UTC]

Have no idea why you reopened the bug. I told you I've fix it (see comment 2).

[Comment 5 Paul Miller 2007-03-22 16:50:52 UTC]

(In reply to comment #4)
> Have no idea why you reopened the bug. I told you I've fix it (see comment 2).

I re-opened it because I'm functionally illiterate from time to time.  Sorry about that.