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Re: A regression bug comparing Stretch to Jessie -was [Re: Doing a clean install with ATYPICAL constraints]

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Richard Owlett wrote:

> On 05/12/2017 02:57 AM, Brian wrote:
>> On Thu 11 May 2017 at 21:54:57 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>>> Working from purchased DVDs of Debian Stretch (8.6.0) I did a minimal
>>> install (MATE desktop + standard utilities) to a fresh partition.
>>> I then did
>>>    apt-get install apache2
>>>    apt-get install mariadb-server
>>>
>>> On completion of the later I was asked for a password for 'root' user. I
>>> supplied it and was able to login. As a check I attempted to login with
>>> an incorrect password and was blocked.
>>>
>>> I then followed the same procedure for Stretch using netinst
>>> {Debian stretch-DI-rc3 i386 1}
>>> I was never asked for the password.
>>>
>>> After a night's sleep, I'll read up on bug reporting.
>>> I've never filed a bug report, any assistance welcome.
>>> Later - yawn ;/
>>
>> It's always a good idea to do some research before submitting a bug
>> report. That would include reading the Debian documentation. Searches
>> with "debian mariadb-server password" and "debian mariadb-server
>> password bug" throw up some interesting links. They could help you to
>> decide whether your experience is worth reporting, Don't forget that
>> packages can legitimately change their behaviour and confound the
>> expectations of users.
>>
>> #800009 has
>>
>>   This issue is now fixed in 10.0.23-1 as the passwordless root
>>   account authenticated via unix socket is only used on fresh
>>   installs. Old installs will continue to use any root password
>>   previously set.
>>
> 
> Various searches do bring bring up interesting issues.
> For potential bug reporters I recommend following chains of links from
> "BugTriage" <https://wiki.debian.org/BugTriage>.
> I believe at least one bug was prematurely closed (was it properly
> defined in the first case).
> The symptom described in #800009 still exists and it is unclear if its
> ramifications have been addressed adequately/correctly.
> More reading ahead.

It took me a while to realize there is difference from MySQL perspective if
you use localhost and 127.0.0.1. "localhost" goes via unix socket.

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Doing a clean install with ATYPICAL constraints Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-05-11 20:00 +0200
  Re: Doing a clean install with ATYPICAL constraints Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-05-11 21:20 +0200
    Re: Doing a clean install with ATYPICAL constraints Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-05-11 22:20 +0200
  Re: Doing a clean install with ATYPICAL constraints Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2017-05-11 21:20 +0200
  A regression bug comparing Stretch to Jessie -was [Re: Doing a clean  install with ATYPICAL constraints] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-05-12 05:00 +0200
    Re: A regression bug comparing Stretch to Jessie -was [Re: Doing a  clean install with ATYPICAL constraints] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-05-12 10:00 +0200
      Re: A regression bug comparing Stretch to Jessie -was [Re: Doing a  clean install with ATYPICAL constraints] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-05-12 16:50 +0200
        Re: A regression bug comparing Stretch to Jessie -was [Re: Doing a clean install with ATYPICAL constraints] deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 19:50 +0200
          Re: A regression bug comparing Stretch to Jessie -was [Re: Doing a  clean install with ATYPICAL constraints] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-05-12 21:50 +0200
            Re: A regression bug comparing Stretch to Jessie -was [Re: Doing a  clean install with ATYPICAL constraints] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-05-12 23:20 +0200
              Re: A regression bug comparing Stretch to Jessie -was [Re: Doing a  clean install with ATYPICAL constraints] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-05-13 14:40 +0200
                Re: A regression bug comparing Stretch to Jessie -was [Re: Doing a  clean install with ATYPICAL constraints] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-05-13 14:50 +0200
                Re: A regression bug comparing Stretch to Jessie -was [Re: Doing a  clean install with ATYPICAL constraints] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-05-13 16:30 +0200
                Re: A regression bug comparing Stretch to Jessie -was [Re: Doing a  clean install with ATYPICAL constraints] songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2017-05-13 18:10 +0200
                Re: A regression bug comparing Stretch to Jessie -was [Re: Doing a  clean install with ATYPICAL constraints] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-05-13 19:30 +0200
                Re: A regression bug comparing Stretch to Jessie -was [Re: Doing a  clean install with ATYPICAL constraints] songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2017-05-13 21:30 +0200

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