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.\"    Manual: MySQL Database System
.\"    Source: MySQL 5.1
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "\FBMYSQLACCESS\FR" "1" "11/04/2009" "MySQL 5\&.1" "MySQL Database System"
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.\" mysqlaccess
.SH "NAME"
mysqlaccess \- client for checking access privileges
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBmysqlaccess\ [\fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR\fB\ [\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR\fB\ [\fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR\fB]]]\ [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\fR\ 'u
\fBmysqlaccess [\fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR\fB]]] [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBmysqlaccess\fR
is a diagnostic tool that Yves Carlier has provided for the MySQL distribution\&. It checks the access privileges for a host name, user name, and database combination\&. Note that
\fBmysqlaccess\fR
checks access using only the
user,
db, and
host
tables\&. It does not check table, column, or routine privileges specified in the
tables_priv,
columns_priv, or
procs_priv
tables\&.
.PP
Invoke
\fBmysqlaccess\fR
like this:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
shell> \fBmysqlaccess [\fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR\fB]]] [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
\fBmysqlaccess\fR
supports the following options:
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: help option
.\" help option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-help\fR,
\fB\-?\fR
.sp
Display a help message and exit\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: brief option
.\" brief option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-brief\fR,
\fB\-b\fR
.sp
Generate reports in single\-line tabular format\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: commit option
.\" commit option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-commit\fR
.sp
Copy the new access privileges from the temporary tables to the original grant tables\&. The grant tables must be flushed for the new privileges to take effect\&. (For example, execute a
\fBmysqladmin reload\fR
command\&.)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: copy option
.\" copy option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-copy\fR
.sp
Reload the temporary grant tables from original ones\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: db option
.\" db option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-db=\fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR,
\fB\-d \fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR
.sp
Specify the database name\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: debug option
.\" debug option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-debug=\fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR
.sp
Specify the debug level\&.
\fIN\fR
can be an integer from 0 to 3\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: host option
.\" host option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-host=\fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR,
\fB\-h \fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR
.sp
The host name to use in the access privileges\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: howto option
.\" howto option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-howto\fR
.sp
Display some examples that show how to use
\fBmysqlaccess\fR\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: old_server option
.\" old_server option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-old_server\fR
.sp
Assume that the server is an old MySQL server (before MySQL 3\&.21) that does not yet know how to handle full
WHERE
clauses\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: password option
.\" password option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-password[=\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR\fB]\fR,
\fB\-p[\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.sp
The password to use when connecting to the server\&. If you omit the
\fIpassword\fR
value following the
\fB\-\-password\fR
or
\fB\-p\fR
option on the command line, you are prompted for one\&.
.sp
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure\&. See
Section\ \&5.5.6.2, \(lqEnd-User Guidelines for Password Security\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: plan option
.\" plan option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-plan\fR
.sp
Display suggestions and ideas for future releases\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: preview option
.\" preview option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-preview\fR
.sp
Show the privilege differences after making changes to the temporary grant tables\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: relnotes option
.\" relnotes option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-relnotes\fR
.sp
Display the release notes\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: rhost option
.\" rhost option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-rhost=\fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR,
\fB\-H \fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR
.sp
Connect to the MySQL server on the given host\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: rollback option
.\" rollback option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-rollback\fR
.sp
Undo the most recent changes to the temporary grant tables\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: spassword option
.\" spassword option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-spassword[=\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR\fB]\fR,
\fB\-P[\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.sp
The password to use when connecting to the server as the superuser\&. If you omit the
\fIpassword\fR
value following the
\fB\-\-password\fR
or
\fB\-p\fR
option on the command line, you are prompted for one\&.
.sp
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure\&. See
Section\ \&5.5.6.2, \(lqEnd-User Guidelines for Password Security\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: superuser option
.\" superuser option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-superuser=\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR,
\fB\-U \fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR
.sp
Specify the user name for connecting as the superuser\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: table option
.\" table option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-table\fR,
\fB\-t\fR
.sp
Generate reports in table format\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: user option
.\" user option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-user=\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR,
\fB\-u \fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR
.sp
The user name to use in the access privileges\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlaccess: version option
.\" version option: mysqlaccess
\fB\-\-version\fR,
\fB\-v\fR
.sp
Display version information and exit\&.
.RE
.PP
If your MySQL distribution is installed in some nonstandard location, you must change the location where
\fBmysqlaccess\fR
expects to find the
\fBmysql\fR
client\&. Edit the
mysqlaccess
script at approximately line 18\&. Search for a line that looks like this:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$MYSQL     = \'/usr/local/bin/mysql\';    # path to mysql executable
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
Change the path to reflect the location where
\fBmysql\fR
actually is stored on your system\&. If you do not do this, a
Broken pipe
error will occur when you run
\fBmysqlaccess\fR\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.br
.PP
Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
.PP
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.
.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/.
.sp
.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
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).