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6 mysql_secure_installation - improve MariaDB installation security
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9 mysql_secure_installation
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12 This program enables you to improve the security of your MariaDB
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15 · You can set a password for root accounts.
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17 · You can remove root accounts that are accessible from outside the
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20 · You can remove anonymous-user accounts.
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22 · You can remove the test database, which by default can be accessed
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25 mysql_secure_installation can be invoked without arguments:
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27 shell> mysql_secure_installation
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29 The script will prompt you to determine which actions to perform.
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31 mysql_secure_installation accepts some options:
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37 · --defaults-extra-file=file_name
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39 Additional option file.
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41 · --defaults-file=file_name
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43 Option file.
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45 · --no-defaults
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47 Don't read any defaults file.
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49 Other unrecognized options will be passed on to the server.
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