mysql_secure_installation — Improve MySQL Installation Security • --password= password ,  -p  password .mylogin.cnf , use the  mysql_config_editor  utility. See Section 4.6.7, “mysql_config_editor — MySQL Configuration Utility” . For additional information about this and other option-file options, see Section 4.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling” . This option is accepted but ignored. Whether or not this option is used, mysql_secure_installation  always prompts the user for a password. For TCP/IP connections, the port number to use. Print the program name and all options that it gets from option files. For additional information about this and other option-file options, see Section 4.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling” . The transport protocol to use for connecting to the server. It is useful when the other connection parameters normally result in use of a protocol other than the one you want. For details on the permissible values, see Section 4.2.7, “Connection Transport Protocols” . For connections to  localhost , the Unix socket file to use, or, on Windows, the name of the named pipe to use. On Windows, this option applies only if the server was started with the  named_pipe  system variable enabled to support named-pipe connections. In addition, the the connection must be a member of the Windows group specified by the  named_pipe_full_access_group  system variable. Options that begin with  --ssl  specify whether to connect to the server using encryption and indicate where to find SSL keys and certificates. See Command Options for Encrypted Connections. • --port= port_num ,  -P  port_num • --print-defaults • --socket= path ,  -S  path • --protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY} • --ssl* 399