Question
Why doesn't MySQL ask for a password from root?
And yes, I have renamed /root/.digitalocean_password. Also does it from sudo. I set the password and flushed privileges yesterday.
root@web01:~# mv /root/.digitalocean_password /root/.digitalocean_password.good
root@web01:~# mysql -u root wordpress
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
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Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1207
Server version: 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 (Ubuntu)
Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
mysql> ^DBye
root@web01:~# logout
cdevidal@web01:~$ sudo mysql -u root wordpress
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1208
Server version: 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 (Ubuntu)
Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
mysql>
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