3.1 Ensure 'datadir' Has Appropriate Permissions

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Information

The data directory is the location of the MySQL databases.

Solution

Execute the following commands at a terminal prompt:
chmod 700 <datadir>
chown mysql:mysql <datadir>

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1623

Item Details

Audit Name: CIS MySQL 5.6 Linux OS L1 v1.1.0

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: b04bd0fa26607784eda0e57858435b0138f1969912325e06c6ea548b118baa10