mysqlaccess(1)

MYSQLACCESS(1) MySQL Database System MYSQLACCESS(1)

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NAME

6       mysqlaccess - client for checking access privileges
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SYNOPSIS

9       mysqlaccess [host_name [user_name [db_name]]] [options]
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DESCRIPTION

12       mysqlaccess is a diagnostic tool that Yves Carlier has provided for the
13       MySQL distribution. It checks the access privileges for a hostname,
14       username, and database combination. Note that mysqlaccess checks access
15       using only the user, db, and host tables. It does not check table,
16       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 understands 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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33       ·  --commit
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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
37          privileges to take effect. (For example, execute a mysqladmin reload
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42          Reload the temporary grant tables from original ones.
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44       ·  --db=db_name, -d db_name
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46          Specify the database name.
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48       ·  --debug=N
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50          Specify the debug level.  N can be an integer from 0 to 3.
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52       ·  --host=host_name, -h host_name
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54          The hostname to use in the access privileges.
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58          Display some examples that show how to use mysqlaccess.
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60       ·  --old_server
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62          Assume that the server is an old MySQL server (before MySQL 3.21)
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65       ·  --password[=password], -p[password]
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67          The password to use when connecting to the server. If you omit the
68          password value following the --password or -p option on the command
69          line, you are prompted for one.
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71          Specifying a password on the command line should be considered
72          insecure. See Section 6.6, “Keeping Your Password Secure”.
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74       ·  --plan
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76          Display suggestions and ideas for future releases.
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80          Show the privilege differences after making changes to the temporary
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83       ·  --relnotes
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85          Display the release notes.
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87       ·  --rhost=host_name, -H host_name
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89          Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.
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91       ·  --rollback
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93          Undo the most recent changes to the temporary grant tables.
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95       ·  --spassword[=password], -P[password]
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97          The password to use when connecting to the server as the superuser.
98          If you omit the password value following the --password or -p option
99          on the command line, you are prompted for one.
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101          Specifying a password on the command line should be considered
102          insecure. See Section 6.6, “Keeping Your Password Secure”.
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104       ·  --superuser=user_name, -U user_name
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106          Specify the username for connecting as the superuser.
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108       ·  --table, -t
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112       ·  --user=user_name, -u user_name
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114          The username to use in the access privileges.
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118          Display version information and exit.
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121       If your MySQL distribution is installed in some non-standard location,
122       you must change the location where mysqlaccess expects to find the
123       mysql client. Edit the mysqlaccess script at approximately line 18.
124       Search for a line that looks like this:
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126          $MYSQL     = '/usr/local/bin/mysql';    # path to mysql executable
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128       Change the path to reflect the location where mysql actually is stored
129       on your system. If you do not do this, a Broken pipe error will occur
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COPYRIGHT

133       Copyright 1997-2007 MySQL AB
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151       Please email <docs@mysql.com> for more information.
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AUTHOR

159       MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/).  This software comes with no
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MYSQLACCESS(1) MySQL Database System MYSQLACCESS(1)

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