MySQL 5.1 with Maria Reference Manual :: 5 MySQL Server Administration :: 5.5 MySQL User Account Management
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- 5 MySQL Server Administration
- 5.1 The MySQL Server
- 5.2 MySQL Server Logs
- 5.3 General Security Issues
- 5.4 The MySQL Access Privilege System
- 5.5 MySQL User Account Management
- 5.5.1 User Names and Passwords
- 5.5.2 Adding User Accounts
- 5.5.3 Removing User Accounts
- 5.5.4 Limiting Account Resources
- 5.5.5 Assigning Account Passwords
- 5.5.6 Password Security in MySQL
- 5.5.7 Using SSL for Secure Connections
- 5.5.8 Connecting to MySQL Remotely from Windows with SSH
- 5.5.9 Auditing MySQL Account Activity
- 5.6 Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine
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- 5.5.1. User Names and Passwords
- 5.5.2. Adding User Accounts
- 5.5.3. Removing User Accounts
- 5.5.4. Limiting Account Resources
- 5.5.5. Assigning Account Passwords
- 5.5.6. Password Security in MySQL
- 5.5.7. Using SSL for Secure Connections
- 5.5.8. Connecting to MySQL Remotely from Windows with SSH
- 5.5.9. Auditing MySQL Account Activity
This section describes how to set up accounts for clients of your MySQL server. It discusses the following topics:
The meaning of account names and passwords as used in MySQL and how that compares to names and passwords used by your operating system
How to set up new accounts and remove existing accounts
How to change passwords
Guidelines for using passwords securely
How to use secure connections with SSL
See also Section 12.5.1, “Account Management Statements”, which describes the syntax and use for all user-management SQL statements.
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