Bug #79213 MySQL Utilities does not support an alternate login path file name
Submitted: 10 Nov 2015 21:30 Modified: 24 Oct 2016 20:16
Reporter: monty solomon Email Updates:
Status: Verified Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Utilities Severity:S2 (Serious)
Version:1.5, 1.6 OS:CentOS
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[10 Nov 2015 21:30] monty solomon 
Description:
MySQL Utilities does not support the use of the MYSQL_TEST_LOGIN_FILE environment variable to specify an alternate login path file name.

The documentation for mysql_config_editor specifies

To specify an alternate login path file name, set the MYSQL_TEST_LOGIN_FILE environment variable. This variable is recognized by mysql_config_editor, by standard MySQL clients (mysql, mysqladmin, and so forth), and by the mysql-test-run.pl testing utility.

How to repeat:
Create an alternate login path file using mysql_config_editor.

Try to use it with MySQL Utilities.

Suggested fix:
Add code to read the MYSQL_TEST_LOGIN_FILE environment variable.
[21 Oct 2016 7:02] Chiranjeevi Battula 
Hello monty solomon,

Thank you for the bug report.
Verified based on internal discussion with dev's will take it up as a feature request.

Thanks,
Chiranjeevi.
[24 Oct 2016 20:16] monty solomon 
Until it is added or fixed the documentation for mysql_config_editor / MYSQL_TEST_LOGIN_FILE should be updated to state that it doesn't work with MySQL Utilities.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-config-editor.html