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MYSQLACCESS(1)                              MySQL Database System                             MYSQLACCESS(1)



NAME
       mysqlaccess - client for checking access privileges

SYNOPSIS
       mysqlaccess [host_name [user_name [db_name]]] [options]

DESCRIPTION
       mysqlaccess is a diagnostic tool that Yves Carlier has provided for the MySQL distribution. It checks
       the access privileges for a hostname, username, and database combination. Note that mysqlaccess
       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.

       Invoke mysqlaccess like this:

          shell> mysqlaccess [host_name [user_name [db_name]]] [options]

       mysqlaccess understands the following options:

         --help, -?

          Display a help message and exit.

         --brief, -b

          Generate reports in single-line tabular format.

         --commit

          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 mysqladmin
          reload command.)

         --copy

          Reload the temporary grant tables from original ones.

         --db=db_name, -d db_name

          Specify the database name.

         --debug=N

          Specify the debug level.  N can be an integer from 0 to 3.

         --host=host_name, -h host_name

          The hostname to use in the access privileges.

         --howto

          Display some examples that show how to use mysqlaccess.

         --old_server

          Assume that the server is an old MySQL server (before MySQL 3.21) that does not yet know how to
          handle full WHERE clauses.

         --password[=password], -p[password]

          The password to use when connecting to the server. If you omit the password value following the
          --password or -p option on the command line, you are prompted for one.

          Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. See Section 6.6, "Keeping
          Your Password Secure".

         --plan

          Display suggestions and ideas for future releases.

         --preview

          Show the privilege differences after making changes to the temporary grant tables.

         --relnotes

          Display the release notes.

         --rhost=host_name, -H host_name

          Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.

         --rollback

          Undo the most recent changes to the temporary grant tables.

         --spassword[=password], -P[password]

          The password to use when connecting to the server as the superuser. If you omit the password value
          following the --password or -p option on the command line, you are prompted for one.

          Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. See Section 6.6, "Keeping
          Your Password Secure".

         --superuser=user_name, -U user_name

          Specify the username for connecting as the superuser.

         --table, -t

          Generate reports in table format.

         --user=user_name, -u user_name

          The username to use in the access privileges.

         --version, -v

          Display version information and exit.


       If your MySQL distribution is installed in some non-standard location, you must change the location
       where mysqlaccess expects to find the mysql client. Edit the mysqlaccess script at approximately line
       18. Search for a line that looks like this:

          $MYSQL     = '/usr/local/bin/mysql';    # path to mysql executable

       Change the path to reflect the location where mysql actually is stored on your system. If you do not
       do this, a Broken pipe error will occur when you run mysqlaccess.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 1997-2007 MySQL AB

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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/

AUTHOR
       MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/)  This software comes with no warranty.



MySQL 5.0                                        07/04/2007                                   MYSQLACCESS(1)