mysql: whoami?

Question

Is there a whoami-like function in mysql?

I\'m connecting to the mysql command line from a remote host. I\'m not sure if my ip address is resolving to a do

Answer 1

If you are using mysql command line utility then try \s command:

mysql> \s
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mysql  Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.67, for suse-linux-gnu (i686) using readline 5.2

Connection id:          519
Current database:
Current user:           admin@localhost
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Server version:         5.0.67 SUSE MySQL RPM
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