Hi All I have to run this to dump the database
mysqldump -u root -pPASS --opt database > database.tmp Is there anyway I can hide the PASS is a file ? I was trying to put it in /root/.my.cnf as this [client] password = PASS That seems to be not working. I am not sure if mysqldump even reads that file. The only option worked for me is putting the password in a file /root/.pass and chmod it to 000 and then run this mysqldump -u root -p`cat /root/.pass` --opt database > database.tmp However I don't like this option because it tells you where the password is residing. I need to put this in cron so I don't like the option of showing the filename Thanks -- Asif Iqbal http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x8B686E08 There's no place like 127.0.0.1 -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
