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

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 21/Aug/2006 10:05 Obantec Support wrote ..
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jamie Cameron" <jca...@we...>
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> 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.

So you can login to mysql as the user 'mysql' ?
Or do you mean you can just switch to the Unix user 'mysql' with the su command?

 - Jamie