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Advanced Policy Firewall, or APF, is a software firewall commonly installed on Liquid Web servers. It is an interface to iptables, which is standard software for managing network ports on Linux. Interacting with iptables can be complex, but APF greatly simplifies the process. APF is only accessible via ssh, and there is no way to make changes in APF through WHM or cPanel.

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CSF is generally considered an advanced firewall given it has many more configuration options than most other software firewalls (such as APF). It’s also still simple enough to install and configure, even for novice system administrators. For a simple overview on how to install and configure CSF and its security plugin LFD (Login Failure Daemon), visit our tutorial.

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Git is an open source, distributed version control system (VCS). It’s commonly used for source code management (SCM), with sites like GitHub offering a social coding experience, and popular projects such as Perl, Ruby on Rails, and the Linux kernel using it.

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Git is an open source, distributed version control system (VCS). It’s commonly used for source code management (SCM), with sites like GitHub offering a social coding experience, and popular projects such as Perl, Ruby on Rails, and the Linux kernel using it.

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  • These instructions are intended for removing a MySQL user on Linux via the command line
  • I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 6.5 server, and I'll be logged in as root.
 
How to Remove a MySQL User on Linux via Command Line
 
Login to MySQL

First we'll log in to the MySQL server from the command line with the following command:

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How to Remove Permissions for a MySQL user on Linux via Command Line
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  • These instructions are intended for revoking a MySQL user permissions on Linux via the command line
  • I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 6.5 server, and I'll be logged in as root.
Login to MySQL

First we'll log in to the MySQL server from the command line with the following command:

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  • These instructions are intended for setting the password for all MySQL users named root on Linux via the command line. However, they can also be followed to change the password for any MySQL user.
  • I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 6.5 server, and I'll be logged in as root.
Change a Password for MySQL on Linux via Command Line


First, we'll log in to the MySQL server from the command line with the following command:

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