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/usr/bin/mysqlaccess

The MariaDB open source relational database

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/usr/bin/mysqlaccess: Deprecated program name. It will be removed in a future release, use 'mariadb-access' instead
mysqlaccess Version 2.10, 13 Sep 2019
By RUG-AIV, by Yves Carlier (Yves.Carlier@rug.ac.be)
Changes by Steve Harvey (sgh@vex.net)
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.



Usage: mysqlaccess [host [user [db]]] OPTIONS

  -?, --help           display this helpscreen and exit
  -v, --version        print information on the program `mysqlaccess'

  -u, --user=#         username for logging in to the db
  -p, --password=#     validate password for user
  -h, --host=#         name or IP-number of the host
  -d, --db=#           name of the database

  -U, --superuser=#    connect as superuser
  -P, --spassword=#    password for superuser
  -H, --rhost=#        remote MariaDB-server to connect to
      --old_server     connect to old MariaDB-server (before v3.21) which
                       does not yet know how to handle full where clauses.

  -b, --brief          single-line tabular report
  -t, --table          report in table-format

  --relnotes           print release-notes
  --plan               print suggestions/ideas for future releases
  --howto              some examples of how to run `mysqlaccess'
  --debug=N            enter debuglevel N (0..3)

  --copy               reload temporary grant-tables from original ones
  --preview            show differences in privileges after making
                       changes in (temporary) grant-tables
  --commit             copy grant-rules from temporary tables to grant-tables
                       (!don't forget to do an mysqladmin reload)
  --rollback           undo the last changes to the grant-tables.

  Note:
    At least the user and the db must be given (even with wildcards)
    If no host is given, `localhost' is assumed
    Wilcards (*,?,%,_) are allowed for host, user and db, but be sure
    to escape them from your shell!! (ie type \* or '*')
Options (20)
OptionDescriptionSource
-?, --helpdisplay this helpscreen and exithelp
-v, --versionprint information on the program `mysqlaccess'help
-u, --user #username for logging in to the dbhelp
-p, --password #validate password for userhelp
-h, --host #name or IP-number of the hosthelp
-d, --db #name of the databasehelp
-U, --superuser #connect as superuserhelp
-P, --spassword #password for superuserhelp
-H, --rhost #remote MariaDB-server to connect tohelp
--old_serverconnect to old MariaDB-server (before v3.21) which does not yet know how to handle full where clauses.help
-b, --briefsingle-line tabular reporthelp
-t, --tablereport in table-formathelp
--relnotesprint release-noteshelp
--planprint suggestions/ideas for future releaseshelp
--howtosome examples of how to run `mysqlaccess'help
--debug Nenter debuglevel N (0..3)help
--copyreload temporary grant-tables from original oneshelp
--previewshow differences in privileges after making changes in (temporary) grant-tableshelp
--commitcopy grant-rules from temporary tables to grant-tables (!don't forget to do an mysqladmin reload)help
--rollbackundo the last changes to the grant-tables.help

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