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Add a documentation troubleshooting note for MySQL/MariaDB authentication errors (#399).

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Dan Helfman 2023-06-15 14:55:57 -07:00
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* #399: Add a documentation troubleshooting note for MySQL/MariaDB authentication errors.
* #697: Extract borgmatic configuration from backup via "bootstrap" action—even when borgmatic * #697: Extract borgmatic configuration from backup via "bootstrap" action—even when borgmatic
has no configuration yet! has no configuration yet!
* #669: Add sample systemd user service for running borgmatic as a non-root user. * #669: Add sample systemd user service for running borgmatic as a non-root user.

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[pg_hba.conf](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/auth-pg-hba-conf.html) [pg_hba.conf](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/auth-pg-hba-conf.html)
file for that configuration. file for that configuration.
Additionally, MySQL/MariaDB may be picking up some of your credentials from a
defaults file like `~/.my.cnf`. If that's the case, then it's possible
MySQL/MariaDB ends up using, say, a username from borgmatic's configuration
and a password from `~/.my.cnf`. This may result in authentication errors if
this combination of credentials is not what you intend.
### MySQL table lock errors ### MySQL table lock errors