Works On

Viewing:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Same on:

Debian 10 (Buster) Debian 9 (Stretch) Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Other versions:

Debian 11 (Bullseye) Debian 12 (Bookworm) Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Details

Size: 24 lines
MD5: 593e201008e699b8af7abcf9eb6c5d88
SHA256: 185592d3c92202bc237260a7d1ca1ed816b174fc024e0bf1cc037bad6d15429c

/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-mysql-clients.cnf

#
# These groups are read by MariaDB command-line tools
# Use it for options that affect only one utility
#

[mysql]
# Default is Latin1, if you need UTF-8 set this (also in server section)
default-character-set = utf8mb4

[mysql_upgrade]

[mysqladmin]

[mysqlbinlog]

[mysqlcheck]

[mysqldump]

[mysqlimport]

[mysqlshow]

[mysqlslap]

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/593e201008e699b8af7abcf9eb6c5d88?hint=50-mysql-clients.cnf

wget:

wget -O 50-mysql-clients.cnf https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/593e201008e699b8af7abcf9eb6c5d88?hint=50-mysql-clients.cnf

For AI Agents

<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/593e201008e699b8af7abcf9eb6c5d88?hint=50-mysql-clients.cnf' /><config><app>MariaDB</app><os>Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)</os><location>/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-mysql-clients.cnf</location><lines>24</lines><md5>593e201008e699b8af7abcf9eb6c5d88</md5><sha256>185592d3c92202bc237260a7d1ca1ed816b174fc024e0bf1cc037bad6d15429c</sha256></config></prompt>

Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistant.

Install MariaDB

Alpine Linux

sudo apk add mariadb

Debian

sudo apt update && sudo apt install mariadb-server

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

sudo yum install mariadb-server

Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt install mariadb-server

File Location

File Path

/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-mysql-clients.cnf

FAQ

When should I use this 50-mysql-clients.cnf?

Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current MariaDB config.

How do I restore MariaDB defaults?

Download the file, back up the current one in /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-mysql-clients.cnf, replace it, then reload or restart MariaDB.

Is 50-mysql-clients.cnf safe for production?

It is the vendor default for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver). Treat it as a baseline and review security and performance settings before production use.

How does this differ from other OS versions?

Defaults vary by distro and version. This copy matches Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver).

Can I use this for MariaDB troubleshooting?

Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.

MariaDB /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-mysql-clients.cnf