> Personal Note: allowing null or no passwords on any db is not a good practise for dba's.
>
> ensuring your database is safe and remains safe from attack is one of the many functions performed by dba's
Yes, it's a really bad idea.
But MySQL allows user by host, no just for anyone. So you will connect as admin_at_127.0.0.1 (and you must be on 127.0.0.1)
So it won't be as bad as setting a Oracle password to blank :)
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