mysqlaccess

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. 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 supports the following options:

       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
          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 --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 5.5.6.2, "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 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:
       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.

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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
       Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).



MySQL 5.0                         05/29/2009                    MYSQLACCESS(1)