MYSQL_SECURE_INST(1) MySQL Database System MYSQL_SECURE_INST(1)NAMEmysql_secure_installation - improve MySQL installation security
SYNOPSISmysql_secure_installationDESCRIPTION
This program enables you to improve the security of your MySQL
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.
Invoke mysql_secure_installation without arguments:
shell> mysql_secure_installationThe script will prompt you to determine which actions to perform.COPYRIGHT
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SEE ALSO
For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual, which
may already be installed locally and which is also available online at
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.
AUTHOR
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MySQL 5.0 07/04/2007 MYSQL_SECURE_INST(1)