Re: [webmin-l] Crackers_Child hack now mysql login on webmin aproblem

[Obantec S. <su...@ob...>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jamie Cameron" <jca...@we...>
To: "Webmin users list" <web...@li...>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [webmin-l] Crackers_Child hack now mysql login on webmin
aproblem


> On 21/Aug/2006 07:45 Obantec Support wrote ..
> > Hi
> >
> > following an attack on my server i lost webmin and usermin as the attack
> > changed all index files to display Crackers_Child text.
> >
> > we have advised all users on how to restore their sites but when i go to
> > webmin/mysql i get the user/password box and cannot login to the mysql
> > server.
> >
> > /etc/my.cnf has
> > user=mysql
> >
> > so i assume user for mysql is mysql.
> >
> > i tried changing the password for mysql but sill cannot get webmin to
show
> > the databases.
>
> Can you login OK from the command line using the 'mysql' program? If so,
Webmin
> should be able to connect using the same username and password, which you
can set
> on the Module Config page.
>
> If this still doesn't help, try changing the option on the module config
page for
> using DBI to No.
>
>  - Jamie
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Hi Jamie

when i try to login (i am root) i get

ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: NO)

i can su mysql and get in with mysql but i don't know the systax

setting the user and password via webmin/mysql config fails.

Mark