I installed mySQL a couple of months ago on a Ubuntu server, and got asked to set a root password. I've also installed mySQL many times on Windows. Secure insta

I installed mySQL a couple of months ago on a Ubuntu server, and got asked to set a root password. I've also installed mySQL many times on Windows. Secure install is the default. And it doesn't annoy me a bit. I like my software to be secure by default.