Use 'default' instead of '' as default user name and password
hswong3i - November 19, 2008 - 19:02
| Project: | Drupal |
| Version: | 7.x-dev |
| Component: | user.module |
| Category: | feature request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | hswong3i |
| Status: | won't fix |
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Description
For D7 we are now using '' (empty string) as default user name and password. This issue hope to redefine these empty string as 'default'.
As mentioned in #334687: [DBTNG + XDB] NOT NULL fields using a DEFAULT '' clause , '' (empty string) is not always functioning for all database engine, e.g. Oracle will translate empty string as NULL automatically, which is not ANSI standard. It is also not too meaningful if using empty string as undefined default value. Use 'default' seems to be a possible replacement.
| Attachment | Size | Status | Test result | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| username-userpass-default-1227121232.patch | 4.36 KB | Idle | Unable to apply patch username-userpass-default-1227121232.patch | View details | Re-test |
#1
As per chx' analysis in #334687: [DBTNG + XDB] NOT NULL fields using a DEFAULT '' clause , which I totally agree with.
#2
I just give a reply for original issue (http://drupal.org/node/334687#comment-1116672) and hopefully may trigger more open end discussion.
#3
Since it can be implemented in the Oracle driver, and is a bug specific to Oracle, then it should be done there.