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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 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
           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 5.3.2.2, "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 5.3.2.2, "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 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 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
       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 02110-1335 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
       Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).

MySQL 5.1                         04/06/2010                    MYSQLACCESS(1)