major/MySQLTuner-perl

On Debian, latest version ask administrative login - previous versions did it automatically "using credentials from Debian maintenance account"

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#896 opened on Apr 14, 2026

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Current mysqltuner ask for administrative login on Debian:

# ./mysqltuner.pl
 >>  MySQLTuner 2.8.41
         * Jean-Marie Renouard <jmrenouard@gmail.com>
         * Major Hayden <major@mhtx.net>
 >>  Bug reports, feature requests, and downloads at http://mysqltuner.pl/
 >>  Run with '--help' for additional options and output filtering

ℹ  Skipped version check for MySQLTuner script
ℹ  Using mysql to check login
Please enter your MySQL administrative login:

Previous versions (here it is 2.7.0 example) got it automatically "using credentials from Debian maintenance account":

# ./mysqltuner.pl
 >>  MySQLTuner 2.7.0
         * Jean-Marie Renouard <jmrenouard@gmail.com>
         * Major Hayden <major@mhtx.net>
 >>  Bug reports, feature requests, and downloads at http://mysqltuner.pl/
 >>  Run with '--help' for additional options and output filtering

ℹ  Skipped version check for MySQLTuner script
✔  Logged in using credentials from Debian maintenance account.
✔  Operating on 64-bit architecture

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Research direction
Examine the mysqltuner.pl script, focusing on the login routine that previously automatically used Debian maintenance credentials. Identify the commit or change between version 2.7.0 and 2.8.41 that removed this functionality. The issue's comments may provide clues. Consider replicating the environment to test the fix.