Oracle 5.0 Reference Manual page 439

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--safe-user-create
Command-Line Format
Option-File Format
If this option is enabled, a user cannot create new MySQL users by using the
unless the user has the
table. If you want a user to have the ability to create new users that have those privileges that the
user has the right to grant, you should grant the user the following privilege:
GRANT INSERT(user) ON mysql.user TO 'user_name'@'host_name';
This ensures that the user cannot change any privilege columns directly, but has to use the
statement to give privileges to other users.
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--secure-auth
Command-Line Format
Option-File Format
Option Sets Variable
Variable Name
Variable Scope
Dynamic Variable
This option causes the server to block connections by clients that attempt to use accounts that have
passwords stored in the old (pre-4.1) format. Use it to prevent all use of passwords employing the old
format (and hence insecure communication over the network).
Server startup fails with an error if this option is enabled and the privilege tables are in pre-4.1
format. See Section C.5.2.4,
The client also has a
mysql
the server requires a password in old format for the client account.
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--secure-file-priv=path
Version Introduced
Command-Line Format
Option-File Format
Option Sets Variable
Variable Name
Variable Scope
Dynamic Variable
This option limits the effect of the
SELECT ... INTO OUTFILE
This option was added in MySQL 5.0.38.
Server Command Options
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--safe-user-create
safe-user-create
Permitted Values
Type
boolean
Default
FALSE
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INSERT
--secure-auth
secure-auth
Yes,
secure_auth
secure_auth
Global
Yes
"Client does not support authentication
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--secure-auth
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5.0.38
--secure-file-priv=path
secure-file-priv=path
Yes,
secure_file_priv
secure-file-priv
Global
No
Permitted Values
Type
string
LOAD_FILE()
statements to work only with files in the specified directory.
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table or any column in the
mysql.user
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option, which prevents connections to a server if
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LOAD DATA
statement
GRANT
GRANT
protocol".
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