In article <Pine(dot)LNX(dot)4(dot)33(dot)0308281407550(dot)4537-100000(at)css120(dot)ihs(dot)com>,
"scott.marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)ihs(dot)com> writes:
> The fact that MySQL will run as root makes installation much easier, but
> also has its very real drawbacks from a security perspective.
Minor nit: although MySQL starts as root, it switches soon to another
user (normally named "mysql").