Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-edu (225 mails)

[Thomas Adam <thomas_adam16@xxxxxxxxx>]

 --- Bill Antonia <bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> Hi All

[..snip..]

> through I think it is something to do with tcpd wrappers, as mentioned
> in
> /usr/shared/packages/mysql/readme.suse (I think!). In desparation I have
> added the following line to my hosts.allow file
> ALL : ALL
> However still no joy. It would have been nice in the documentation if

Errrr, you do realise the potential security risk that you are taking by
doing that???


My suggestion would be if you added the following to "/etc/nsswitch.conf":

Locate the line that looks like:

"hosts:      dns files"

and add the word "all" after "file".

> there
> was an example of how to enable remote clients to connect to mysqld
> through
> the tcpd wrappers.

tcpd wrappers are only there as a means of security purposes, they do not
hinder their operation in anyway. Before you connect, run:

lsof

to see what pipes you have open, and check that you're listening on the
right port.

Kind Regards,

-- Thomas Adam

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Thomas Adam

"The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- www.linuxgazette.com

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