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 host name,
       user name, and database combination.  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]

       When mysqlaccess runs, it loads and executes the contents of its
       configuration file, mysqlaccess.conf.  mysqlaccess looks for the
       configuration file in these locations, in order:

       o   The directory named by the SYSCONFDIR option to CMake when MySQL
	   was built. By default, this is the etc directory located under the
	   compiled-in installation directory.

       o   The /etc directory.

       mysqlaccess supports the options shown in the following table.

       o   --help, -?

	   Display a help message and exit.

       o   --brief, -b

	   Generate reports in single-line tabular format.

       o   --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.)

       o   --copy

	   Reload the temporary grant tables from original ones.

       o   --db=db_name, -d db_name

	   Specify the database name.

       o   --debug=N

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

       o   --host=host_name, -h host_name

	   The host name to use in the access privileges.

       o   --howto

	   Display some examples that show how to use mysqlaccess.

       o   --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.

       o   --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, mysqlaccess prompts for one.

	   Specifying a password on the command line should be considered
	   insecure. See Section 6.1.2.1, "End-User Guidelines for Password
	   Security".

       o   --plan

	   Display suggestions and ideas for future releases.

       o   --preview

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

       o   --relnotes

	   Display the release notes.

       o   --rhost=host_name, -H host_name

	   Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.

       o   --rollback

	   Undo the most recent changes to the temporary grant tables.

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

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

	   Specifying a password on the command line should be considered
	   insecure. See Section 6.1.2.1, "End-User Guidelines for Password
	   Security".

       o   --superuser=user_name, -U user_name

	   Specify the user name for connecting as the superuser.

       o   --table, -t

	   Generate reports in table format.

       o   --user=user_name, -u user_name

	   The user name to use in the access privileges.

       o   --version, -v

	   Display version information and exit.

       If your MySQL distribution is installed in some nonstandard 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 (C) 1997, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights
       reserved.

       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.

       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.

       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/.


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
       Oracle Corporation (http://dev.mysql.com/).



MySQL 5.5			  08/28/2018			MYSQLACCESS(1)