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Obfuscating mysql root password

I would like to set the root password for mysql databases installed on various machines connected within a network. These machines receive their mysql installation via a script that pulls the installation files from the server and starts installing. During installation I would also like to set the root password, but this password is currently held as clear text in the script. I read this post:
https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...cript-sql.html
and could offer some suggestions for setting the password, in this case by reading in a file that has read access for the user under which the script is run also.

Any other ideas for obfuscating the root password for the root of mysql-server?

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pmdamysql

PMDAMYSQL(1)						       Performance Co-Pilot						      PMDAMYSQL(1)

NAME

       pmdamysql - MySQL database PMDA

DESCRIPTION

       pmdamysql is a Performance Co-Pilot PMDA which extracts live performance data from a running MySQL database.

INSTALLATION

       pmdamysql uses a configuration file from (in this order):

       o   /etc/pcpdbi.conf

       o   $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/mysql/mysql.conf

       This file can contain overridden values (Perl code) for the settings listed at the start of pmdamysql.pl, namely:

       o   database name (see DBI(3) for details)

       o   database user name

       o   database pass word

       Once this is setup, you can access the names and values for the mysql performance metrics by doing the following as root:

	       # cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/mysql
	       # ./Install

       If you want to undo the installation, do the following as root:

	       # cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/mysql
	       # ./Remove

       pmdamysql is launched by pmcd(1) and should never be executed directly.	The Install and Remove scripts notify pmcd(1) when the agent is
       installed or removed.

Binary Status values in text
       Some of the status values are in the form of YES/NO or ON/OFF.

       Since these cannot be intepreted by tools like PMIE, they have been duplicated with a _num extension and the values of 1 (YES/ON) or 0
       (NO/OFF).

   Eg:
       o   mysql.slave_status.slave_io_running

       o   mysql.slave_status.slave_io_running_num

FILES

       /etc/pcpdbi.conf
	   configuration file for all PCP database monitors

       $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/mysql/mysql.conf
	   configuration file for pmdamysql

       $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/mysql/Install
	   installation script for the pmdamysql agent

       $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/mysql/Remove
	   undo installation script for the pmdamysql agent

       $PCP_LOG_DIR/pmcd/mysql.log
	   default log file for error messages from pmdamysql

SEE ALSO

       pmcd(1), pmdadbping.pl(1) and DBI(3).  # vi: sw=4 ts=4 et:

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