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.\"    Manual: MySQL Database System
.\"    Source: MySQL 5.0
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.SH "NAME"
mysql_secure_installation \- improve MySQL installation security
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 26
\fBmysql_secure_installation\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This program enables you to improve the security of your MySQL installation in the following ways:
.TP 3n
\(bu
You can set a password for
root
accounts.
.TP 3n
\(bu
You can remove
root
accounts that are accessible from outside the local host.
.TP 3n
\(bu
You can remove anonymous\-user accounts.
.TP 3n
\(bu
You can remove the
test
database, which by default can be accessed by anonymous users.
.sp
.RE
.PP
Invoke
\fBmysql_secure_installation\fR
without arguments:
.sp
.RS 3n
.nf
shell> \fBmysql_secure_installation\fR
.fi
.RE
.PP
The script will prompt you to determine which actions to perform.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.PP
Copyright 2007\-2008 MySQL AB
.PP
This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
.PP
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.
.PP
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/.
.SH "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/.
.SH AUTHOR
MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/).