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- [ALTER USER](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/account-management-sql-statements/alter-user.md)
- [RENAME USER](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/account-management-sql-statements/rename-user.md)
- [Optimizing key_buffer_size](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/ha-and-performance/optimization-and-tuning/system-variables/optimizing-key_buffer_size.md)
- [Spider Status Variables](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/ha-and-performance/optimization-and-tuning/system-variables/spider-status-variables.md)
- [Optimizing table_open_cache](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/ha-and-performance/optimization-and-tuning/system-variables/optimizing-table_open_cache.md)

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