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May I use the following to disable unix_socket authentication?
[mysqld] unix_socket=OFF
Does it do any harm to other db functions, or only affect CLI login authentication?
It will disable a plugin. Any user accounts that are configured to use *only* unix_socket authentication will not be able to login anymore.
If an account uses
unix_socket OR mysql_native_passwordas in the examples above, the password will still work.