Submitted by helpmin on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 02:19
I have set Keep MySQL and administration passwords in sync? to yes, but during the creation of a virtual server, vm generates a random password for mysql.
I suspect that this is only happens if clear password is set to no (and hashed passwords are used).
Is this the intended behavior? If yes, then probably the documentation should be updated to reflect. If not, then it looks like a bug?
Status:
Closed (works as designed)
Comments
Submitted by JamieCameron on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 12:24 Comment #1
That is expected - when Virtualmin is set to store only hashed (non-cleartext) passwords, it has to generate a random MySQL password because this still needs to be stored so that the domain owner and any scripts can access the database. If the MySQL password was the same as the domain's original password it would defeat the purpose of not storing cleartext passwords..
Submitted by helpmin on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 16:31 Comment #2
I think it makes (but probably the online help should be updated)
I created another issue, because Virtulamin still stores passwords in clear text and after your response I believe now that this is not intended, because it would defeat the purpose of not storing cleartext passwords :-)