mysql_secure_installation

• mysql_secure_installation improves the security of an MySQL installation in the following ways:
  • Set a password for root accounts.
  • Remove root accounts that are accessible from outside the local host.
  • Remove anonymous-user accounts.
  • Remove the test database, which by default can be accessed by anonymous users.

• mysql_secure_installation is invoked without options.

  mysql_secure_installation

  • The script prompts the user to determine which actions to perform.

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