MySQL General Query Log
MySQL General Query Log Overview
The general query log is a general record of what MySQL Server is doing.
It writes information to this log when clients connect or disconnect, including failed login attempts
which often indicate brute-force attempts.
RdpGuard uses general query log to detect failed
login attempts to MySQL Server.
General Query Log is disabled by default and you need to enable it in order to detect and block brute-force
attacks on your MySQL server. Below you will find detailed instructions on how to enable general logging.
To enable General Logging via MySQL Workbench
Below we will describe how to enable general logging via MySQL Workbench.
If you do not have MySQL Workbench installed, you can download it from here -
https://mysql.com/products/workbench/
1. Start MySQL Workbench and open your instance:
Start MySQL Workbench and open your instance
2. Open the Options File category
Open the Options File category
3. Open the Logging tab
Open the logging tab
4. Check the following checkboxes:
- general-log
- general_log_file
- log-output (please also make sure it is set to FILE)
5. Click Apply to save changes.
Click Apply to save changes
6. Close MySQL Workbench and restart RdpGuard Service
To enable General Logging via MySQL Config
1. Start your favorite text editor (or Notepad) and open my.ini (or my.cnf) file:
Open MySQL config file in text editor
The most common path is %PROGRAMDATA%\MySQL\MySQL Server x.x\my.ini (where x.x is MySQL Server version).
You can find more details about MySQL config file location here:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/option-files.html
2. Scroll down the config file to the following lines:
MySQL Config file in text editor
Set general logging options as below:
- log-output=FILE
- general-log=1
- general_log_file="general-log-filename.log"
3. Close the file and save changes.
4. Restart MySQL Server Service and RdpGuard Service.
See Also
How to enable and configure MySQL Brute-Force Protection
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