PolarDB:Manage database accounts

Considerations

To ensure data security, you cannot create and use a root account in PolarDB.

Create an account

For more information, see Create database accounts.

Change the password of an account

1. Log on to the PolarDB console.
2. In the upper-left corner of the console, select the region in which the cluster that you want to manage is deployed.
3. Find the cluster and click the cluster ID.

4. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Settings and Management > Accounts.

5. Find the account for which you want to change the password, and click Change Password in the Actions column.

6. In the dialog box that appears, enter and confirm the new password, and click OK.

Lock or unlock an account

You can lock an account to prevent the account from logging on to the database.

1. Log on to the PolarDB console.
2. In the upper-left corner of the console, select the region in which the cluster that you want to manage is deployed.
3. Find the cluster and click the cluster ID.

4. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Settings and Management > Accounts.

5. Find the account that you want to lock or unlock, and turn on or off the switch in the Lock Status column.

Delete an account

1. Log on to the PolarDB console.
2. In the upper-left corner of the console, select the region in which the cluster that you want to manage is deployed.
3. Find the cluster and click the cluster ID.

4. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Settings and Management > Accounts.

5. Find the account that you want to delete, and click Delete in the Actions column.

   Important

   After you delete an account, you cannot log on to the database client by using the account. Proceed with caution.

6. In the message that appears, click OK.

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