# Connecting from the MySQL command-line client (unencrypted) for RDS for MariaDB
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**Important**  
Only use an unencrypted MySQL connection when the client and server are in the same VPC and the network is trusted. For information about using encrypted connections, see [Connecting to your MariaDB DB instance on Amazon RDS with SSL/TLS from the MySQL command-line client (encrypted)](USER_ConnectToMariaDBInstanceSSL.CLI.md).

To connect to a DB instance using the MySQL command-line client, enter the following command at a command prompt on a client computer. Doing this connects you to a database on a MariaDB DB instance. Substitute the DNS name (endpoint) for your DB instance for *`<endpoint>`* and the master user name that you used for *`<mymasteruser>`*. Provide the master password that you used when prompted for a password.

```
mysql -h <endpoint> -P 3306 -u <mymasteruser> -p
```

After you enter the password for the user, you see output similar to the following.

```
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 31
Server version: 10.6.10-MariaDB-log Source distribution
 
Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others.
  
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
  
MariaDB [(none)]>
```