1MYSQLACCESS(1) MySQL Database System MYSQLACCESS(1)
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6 mysqlaccess - client for checking access privileges
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9 mysqlaccess [host_name [user_name [db_name]]] [options]
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12 mysqlaccess is a diagnostic tool that Yves Carlier has provided for the
13 MySQL distribution. It checks the access privileges for a host name,
14 user name, and database combination. Note that mysqlaccess checks
15 access using only the user, db, and host tables. It does not check
16 table, column, or routine privileges specified in the tables_priv,
17 columns_priv, or procs_priv tables.
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19 Invoke mysqlaccess like this:
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21 shell> mysqlaccess [host_name [user_name [db_name]]] [options]
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23 mysqlaccess supports the following options.
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25 · --help, -?
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27 Display a help message and exit.
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29 · --brief, -b
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31 Generate reports in single-line tabular format.
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35 Copy the new access privileges from the temporary tables to the
36 original grant tables. The grant tables must be flushed for the new
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42 Reload the temporary grant tables from original ones.
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46 Specify the database name.
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50 Specify the debug level. N can be an integer from 0 to 3.
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54 The host name to use in the access privileges.
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58 Display some examples that show how to use mysqlaccess.
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62 Assume that the server is an old MySQL server (before MySQL 3.21)
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67 The password to use when connecting to the server. If you omit the
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77 Display suggestions and ideas for future releases.
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81 Show the privilege differences after making changes to the
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86 Display the release notes.
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90 Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.
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94 Undo the most recent changes to the temporary grant tables.
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98 The password to use when connecting to the server as the superuser.
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116 The user name to use in the access privileges.
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120 Display version information and exit.
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122 If your MySQL distribution is installed in some nonstandard location,
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124 mysql client. Edit the mysqlaccess script at approximately line 18.
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129 Change the path to reflect the location where mysql actually is stored
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141 This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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154 may already be installed locally and which is also available online at
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