[Gllug] MySQL - hiding databases

Jackson, Harry HJackson at colt-telecom.com
Tue Oct 16 08:47:15 UTC 2001


Hi Paul


Have a look at the following two Variables in MySql

safe_show_databases
and
skip_show_databases


In particular the last one which will let you hide it from the users without
the process privilege which I think is what you are looking for.


Harry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Brazier [mailto:pbrazier at cosmos-uk.co.uk]
> Sent: 16 October 2001 08:54
> To: Gllug (E-mail)
> Subject: [Gllug] MySQL - hiding databases
> 
> 
> Does anyone know if it's possible to "hide" databases from users in
> MySQL?
> 
> i.e. so the output of "SHOW DATABASES" only shows the 
> databases that the
> user has access rights to.
> At the moment it's listing all databases.
> 
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> Paul Brazier
> Cosmos UK 
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