4.5 Ensure 'mysqld' is Not Started With '--skip-grant-tables'

Information

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

If this option is used, all clients of the affected server will have unrestricted access to all databases.

Solution

Perform the following to establish the recommended state:

- Open the MySQL configuration (e.g., my.cnf ) file and set: skip-grant-tables = FALSE

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/15503

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

References: 800-53|AC-3, 800-53|AC-5, 800-53|AC-6, 800-53|MP-2, CSCv7|14.6

Plugin: Unix

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