MySQL Bugs: #76792: Password hard to find after MySQL install using dmg on OS X

Bug #76792	Password hard to find after MySQL install using dmg on OS X
Submitted:	22 Apr 2015 14:52	Modified:	4 May 2015 12:26
Reporter:	Tom Krouper	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Installing	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	5.7.7	OS:	MacOS (10.10.3)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	mac, password

Description:
After installing MySQL using the .dmg file for my Mac box, I was unable to find the password for the root user.

During the install process I didn't see any mention of the password being set. I looked in the $HOST.err file, I looked for a ~/.mysql_secret file (which I believe is depreciated) and was unable to find the password anywhere.

Eventually, with some help, I was able to find that the password ended up in the Mac install.log. This was not easy to find and I would guess that most people would give up once they couldn't log in or find a password.

How to repeat:
Run a fresh install using the DMG file.

Suggested fix:
Either move the password into the error log, back into .mysql_secret file or update the documentation with explicit directions on how to retrieve the password. Another idea would be to show the password as part of the install process of the DMG.

Thank you for the bug report. Verified as described.

Posted by developer:
 
Future builds of the MySQL 5.7 installer package for Mac OS X will display the randomly generated password during installation in a dialog window instead of hiding it in the installer log file.

Note: Random passwords are only generated for new installations of MySQL 5.7.

Noted in 5.7.8 changelog.

For MySQL install operations on OS X from DMG packages, if a a random 
root account password is generated, it now is displayed in a dialog
box.

I accidentally missed that dialog with a brand new installation, is there any place I can get back that password set for the root?