To disable binary logging in MariaDB, you need to edit your MariaDB configuration file that typically can be found in one of the following directories `/etc/mysql/`, `/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/` or in `/etc/my.cnf`.
Here are the steps:
1. Open your MariaDB configuration file with a text editor, for example, using the `nano` command in the terminal:
```
sudo nano /etc/mysql/my.cnf
```
1. Find the `mysqld` section and look for a line that contains `log_bin`. If the line is present, comment it out by putting a `#` symbol in front of it.
1. If the line `log_bin` is not present or already commented out, binary logging is probably disabled but to be sure you can add the following line in the `mysqld` section:
```
skip-log-bin
```
1. Now, save your changes and close the text editor:
- In `nano` press `Ctrl + X`, then `Y`, and then `Enter`.
1. Restart your MariaDB service for changes to take effect.
```
sudo systemctl restart mariadb
```
Remember, if you are going to replicate your databases or if you want to be able to recover your databases to a certain point, you should enable binary logging. Disabling binary logging will also disable the possibility to use point-in-time recovery and can limit the effectiveness of backups and replicas.
