Details

This option causes mysqld to start without using the privilege system.

Solution

Perform the following to establish the recommended state:
– Open the MySQL configuration (e.g. my.cnf) file and set:
skip-grant-tables = FALSE

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1617https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1617

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Access Control.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|AC-6

Source

• Tenable.com/audits