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.TH "\FBMYSQL_SECURE_INST" "1" "04/06/2010" "MySQL 5\&.1" "MySQL Database System"
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.\" mysql_secure_installation
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mysql_secure_installation \- improve MySQL installation security
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.HP \w'\fBmysql_secure_installation\fR\ 'u
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\fBmysql_secure_installation\fR
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This program enables you to improve the security of your MySQL installation in the following ways:
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You can set a password for
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accounts that are accessible from outside the local host\&.
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You can remove anonymous\-user accounts\&.
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database, which by default can be accessed by anonymous users\&.
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\fBmysql_secure_installation\fR
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shell> \fBmysql_secure_installation\fR
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The script will prompt you to determine which actions to perform\&.
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Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
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This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
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For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual,
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which may already be installed locally and which is also available
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online at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).