As a root user on Fedora I have install mysql server with a root password . Then I forgot the password and used sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables & and bypassed the password , did some changes to the data and restart the server withou changing even the mysql root password !
Does this mean if someone has a root access can do anything without even resetting the mysql root password? ( at least if the mysql root password is changed we could know that something is fishy)
In any case resetting the password or bypassing :
Seriously What was the point of mysql root password for root user ?