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/usr/bin/mysql_ssl_rsa_setup

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From mysql-8.0 8.0.46-r12 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running mysql_ssl_rsa_setup --help (exit 0). permalink

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WARNING: mysql_ssl_rsa_setup is deprecated and will be removed in a future version. Use the mysqld server instead.
/usr/bin/mysql_ssl_rsa_setup  Ver 8.0.46 for Linux on x86_64 (Source distribution)
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MySQL SSL Certificate and RSA Key Generation Utility
Usage : /usr/bin/mysql_ssl_rsa_setup [OPTIONS]
  -?, --help          Display this help and exit.
  -v, --verbose       Be more verbose when running program
  -V, --version       Print program version and exit
  -d, --datadir=name  Directory to store generated files.
  -s, --suffix=name   Suffix to be added in certificate subject line
  --uid=name          The effective user id to be used for file permission

Variables (--variable-name=value)
and boolean options {FALSE|TRUE}  Value (after reading options)
--------------------------------- ----------------------------------------
verbose                           FALSE
datadir                           /var/lib/mysql
suffix                            8.0.46
uid                               (No default value)
Options (6)
OptionDescriptionSource
-?, --helpDisplay this help and exit.help
-v, --verboseBe more verbose when running programhelp
-V, --versionPrint program version and exithelp
-d, --datadir nameDirectory to store generated files.help
-s, --suffix nameSuffix to be added in certificate subject linehelp
--uid nameThe effective user id to be used for file permissionhelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.