1.6 Protecting Option Files
1.6.1 Problem
Your MySQL
username and
password
are stored in your option file, and you don't want
other users reading it.
1.6.2 Solution
Change the file's mode to make it accessible only by
you.
1.6.3 Discussion
If you use a multiple-user operating system such as Unix, you should
protect your option file to prevent other users from finding out how
to connect to MySQL using your account. Use chmod
to make the file private by setting its mode to allow access only by
yourself:
% chmod 600 .my.cnf
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