Ah! Gotcha. Yes, that is correct. I did set up a mysql user account for that purpose and used that when setting up Joomla. Once upon a yester-year I tried to use the root password, and reset it myself, thinking it had gotten corrupted or something. After being tactfully rebuked by the powers that be in this forum, I found out how to reset the password, and never, ever touched it again. Sometimes I just have to learn things the hard way, I guess.
Thanks for the info!
Rob