In article <Pine.LNX.4.33.0308281407550.4537-100000@css120.ihs.com>,
"scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.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").