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  "path": "/2026/02/20/fixing-mariadb-socket-authentication-on-debian/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T08:10:24.000Z",
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    "tip",
    "Debian",
    "Munin",
    "MySQL",
    "Unix",
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  "textContent": "For a while, my system users have not been able to connect to a local MariaDB using the Unix socket. I finally sat down and traced a fix down.\n\ntl;dr: `alter user 'root'@'localhost' identified via unix_socket;` Continue reading →\n\nThe post Fixing MariaDB socket authentication on Debian first appeared on Narf.",
  "title": "Fixing MariaDB socket authentication on Debian"
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