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MYSQL_SECURE_INST(1) MariaDB Database System MYSQL_SECURE_INST(1)
mysql_secure_installation - improve MariaDB installation security
mysql_secure_installation
This program enables you to improve the security of your MariaDB installation in the following ways: · You can set a password for root accounts. · You can remove root accounts that are accessible from outside the local host. · You can remove anonymous-user accounts. · You can remove the test database, which by default can be accessed by anonymous users. mysql_secure_installation can be invoked without arguments: shell> mysql_secure_installation The script will prompt you to determine which actions to perform. mysql_secure_installation accepts some options: · --basedir=dir_name Base directory. · --defaults-extra-file=file_name Additional option file. · --defaults-file=file_name Option file. · --no-defaults Don't read any defaults file. Other unrecognized options will be passed on to the server.
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