MySQL Secure Installation
mysql_secure_installation is basically used to improve the security of the mysql server installation. Key benefits: Prevent unauthorised access to the database server by setting strong password for the root user. It also helps in removing anonymous users and disallowing remote root login . Now we will look at the steps to safely secure your mysql server: Step 1: First check the path where mysql_secure_installation is present which mysql_secure_installation You can also check out the file permission by : ls -ltr /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation ...