# *-*-shell-*-* # case ${ACTION} in post) cat << _EOF ========================================================================== PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET A PASSWORD FOR THE MySQL root USER To do so, start the server with: $ /etc/init.d/mysqld start and then issue the following commands: $ mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password' $ mysqladmin -u root -h $hostname password 'new-password' Alternatively you can run: $ mysql_secure_installation which will also give you the option of removing the test databases and anonymous user created by default. This is strongly recommended for production servers. Don't forget that you should also tweak /etc/mysql/my.cnf for server settings. Additional configuration files are available in the /usr/share/mysql/my-*.cnf files. ========================================================================== _EOF ;; esac