NDB_SECRETSFILE_READER(1)

NAME
ndb_secretsfile_reader - obtain key information from an encrypted ndb data file

SYNOPSIS

ndb_secretsfile_reader options file

DESCRIPTION

ndb_secretsfile_reader gets the encryption key from an NDB encryption secrets file, given the password. Usage

    ndb_secretsfile_reader options file

The options must include one of --filesystem-password or --filesystem-password-from-stdin, and the encryption password must be supplied, as shown here:

    > ndb_secretsfile_reader --filesystem-password=54kl14 ndb_5_fs/D1/NDBCNTR/S0.sysfile
    ndb_secretsfile_reader: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.
    cac256e18b2ddf6b5ef82d99a72f18e864b78453cc7fa40bfaf0c40b91122d18

These and other options that can be used with ndb_secretsfile_reader are shown in the following table. Additional descriptions follow the table.

    • --defaults-extra-file
    Command-Line Format | --defaults-extra-file=path
    Type | String
    Default Value | [none]

    Read given file after global files are read.

    • --defaults-file
    Command-Line Format | --defaults-file=path
    Type | String
    Default Value | [none]

    Read default options from given file only.

    • --defaults-group-suffix
    Command-Line Format | --defaults-group-suffix=string
    Type | String
    Default Value | [none]

    Also read groups with concat(group, suffix).

    • --filesystem-password
    Command-Line Format | --filesystem-password=password

    Pass the filesystem encryption and decryption password to ndb_secretsfile_reader using stdin, tty, or the my.cnf file.

    • --filesystem-password-from-stdin
    Command-Line Format | --filesystem-password-from-stdin={TRUE|FALSE}

    Pass the filesystem encryption and decryption password to ndb_secretsfile_reader from stdin (only).

    • --help
    Command-Line Format | --help

    Display help text and exit.

    • --login-path
    Command-Line Format | --login-path=path
    Type | String
    Default Value | [none]

    Read given path from login file.

    • --no-login-paths
    Command-Line Format | --no-login-paths

    Skips reading options from the login path file.

    • --no-defaults
    Command-Line Format | --no-defaults

    Do not read default options from any option file other than login file.

    • --print-defaults
    Command-Line Format | --print-defaults

    Print program argument list and exit.

    • --usage
    Command-Line Format | --usage

    Display help text and exit; same as --help.

    • --version
    Command-Line Format | --version

    Display version information and exit.

COPYRIGHT

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SEE ALSO
For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual, which may already be installed locally and which is also available online at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.

AUTHOR
Oracle Corporation (http://dev.mysql.com/).