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Asked: 2026-05-23T21:20:36+00:00

I need to change max_connect_errors on MySQL but I have no SSH control into

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I need to change max_connect_errors on MySQL but I have no SSH control into the server, can you change it just using a mysql query?

If not can anyone advise how I would change this on amazon’s RDS service? It doesn’t seem to be in their parameter options.

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    Here’s how I fixed it:

    1. Create a new db parameter group (using command line tools, or console)
    2. Change max_connect_errors in the new parameter group. My command looked like this
      rds-modify-db-parameter-group -C cert-xxxxxx.pem -K pk-xxxxx.pem --db-parameter-group-name=customdb --parameters "name=max_connect_errors,value=10000,method=immediate"
      or it can be done in the console.
    3. Modify your database in console to use new parameter group
    4. Restart rds instance. When it comes back it will use the new parameter group with the higher max_connect_errors
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