Works On

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Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Same on:

Debian 12 (Bookworm) Debian 13 (Trixie) Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Other versions:

Debian 10 (Buster) Debian 9 (Stretch) Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Details

Size: 28 lines
MD5: ae130218a23989c3a504c95831610b4b
SHA256: bfc648f510483468aeefdd9256089a89e278d06b19945c368e4e846fe53797e1

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

# NOTE: THIS FILE IS READ ONLY BY THE TRADITIONAL SYSV INIT SCRIPT, NOT SYSTEMD.
# MARIADB SYSTEMD DOES _NOT_ UTILIZE MYSQLD_SAFE NOR READ THIS FILE.
#
# For similar behavior, systemd users should create the following file:
# /etc/systemd/system/mariadb.service.d/migrated-from-my.cnf-settings.conf
#
# To achieve the same result as the default 50-mysqld_safe.cnf, please create
# /etc/systemd/system/mariadb.service.d/migrated-from-my.cnf-settings.conf
# with the following contents:
#
# [Service]
# User = mysql
# StandardOutput = syslog
# StandardError = syslog
# SyslogFacility = daemon
# SyslogLevel = err
# SyslogIdentifier = mysqld
#
# For more information, please read https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/systemd/

[mysqld_safe]
# This will be passed to all mysql clients
# It has been reported that passwords should be enclosed with ticks/quotes
# especially if they contain "#" chars...

nice = 0
skip_log_error
syslog

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/ae130218a23989c3a504c95831610b4b?hint=50-mysqld_safe.cnf

wget:

wget -O 50-mysqld_safe.cnf https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/ae130218a23989c3a504c95831610b4b?hint=50-mysqld_safe.cnf

For AI Agents

<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/ae130218a23989c3a504c95831610b4b?hint=50-mysqld_safe.cnf' /><config><app>MariaDB</app><os>Debian 11 (Bullseye)</os><location>/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-mysqld_safe.cnf</location><lines>28</lines><md5>ae130218a23989c3a504c95831610b4b</md5><sha256>bfc648f510483468aeefdd9256089a89e278d06b19945c368e4e846fe53797e1</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-mysqld_safe.cnf

FAQ

When should I use this 50-mysqld_safe.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-mysqld_safe.cnf, replace it, then reload or restart MariaDB.

Is 50-mysqld_safe.cnf safe for production?

It is the vendor default for Debian 11 (Bullseye). 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 Debian 11 (Bullseye).

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-mysqld_safe.cnf