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Ensure ‘mysqld’ Is Not Started with ‘–skip-grant-tables’ – /etc/my.cnf

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.

This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

Source

Updated on July 16, 2022
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