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PolarDB:Account privileges

Last Updated:May 09, 2026

This topic describes the privileges granted to PolarDB privileged and standard accounts.

Privileged accounts

A PolarDB privileged account has the following privileges.

Account type

Privileges

Privileged Account

SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE

DROP, RELOAD, PROCESS, REFERENCES, INDEX

ALTER, LOCK TABLES, EXECUTE, TRIGGER, CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES

REPLICATION SLAVE, REPLICATION CLIENT, CREATE VIEW, SHOW VIEW

CREATE ROUTINE, ALTER ROUTINE, CREATE USER, EVENT

Standard accounts

The privileges of a PolarDB standard account depend on its assigned privilege type.

Privilege type

Privileges

Read/Write

SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, EXECUTE

DROP, REFERENCES, INDEX, ALTER, CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES

EVENT, CREATE VIEW, SHOW VIEW, CREATE ROUTINE, ALTER ROUTINE

LOCK TABLES, TRIGGER, PROCESS, REPLICATION SLAVE, REPLICATION CLIENT

Read-only

SELECT, LOCK TABLES, SHOW VIEW

PROCESS, REPLICATION SLAVE, REPLICATION CLIENT

DML Only

SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, LOCK TABLES

CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES, EXECUTE, TRIGGER, EVENT

SHOW VIEW, PROCESS, REPLICATION SLAVE, REPLICATION CLIENT

DDL Only

CREATE, DROP, INDEX, ALTER, CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES

CREATE VIEW, SHOW VIEW, CREATE ROUTINE, ALTER ROUTINE

LOCK TABLES, PROCESS, REPLICATION SLAVE, REPLICATION CLIENT

Read-only + Index

SELECT, INDEX, LOCK TABLES, SHOW VIEW

PROCESS, REPLICATION SLAVE, REPLICATION CLIENT