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    PolarDB:Create and manage an Orca account

    Last Updated:Mar 28, 2025

    This topic describes how to create and manage an Orca account in a PolarDB for MySQL cluster.

    Note

    You cannot grant database access permissions to an Orca account on the Databases page in the PolarDB console.

    Create an Orca account

    1. Log on to the PolarDB console.

    2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Clusters.

    3. In the upper-left corner, select the region in which the cluster is deployed.

    4. Find the cluster and click its ID.

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

    6. Click Create Account.

    7. In the Create Account panel, configure the parameters. The following table describes the parameters.

      Parameter

      Description

      Account Name

      The name of the account. The account name must meet the following requirements:

      • The name starts with a lowercase letter and ends with a letter or a digit.

      • The name can contain lowercase letters, digits, and underscores (_).

      • The name is 2 to 32 characters in length.

      • The name cannot be root, admin, or another username that is reserved by the system.

      Account Type

      Select Orca Account.

      Password

      The password of the account. The password must meet the following requirements:

      • The password must contain at least three of the following character types: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters.

      • The password is 8 to 32 characters in length,

      • The password can contain the following special characters:

        !@#$%^&*()_+-=

      Confirm Password

      Re-enter the password to confirm the password.

      Description

      The information that can help you manage the account. The information must meet the following requirements:

      • The information cannot start with http:// or https://.

      • The information is 2 to 256 characters in length.

    8. Click OK.

    Change the password of an Orca account

    1. Log on to the PolarDB console.

    2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Clusters.

    3. In the upper-left corner, select the region in which the cluster is deployed.

    4. Find the cluster and click its ID.

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

    6. Find the account that you want to manage and click Change Password in the Actions column.

    7. In the Change Password dialog box, enter and confirm the new password, and then click OK.

    Delete an Orca account

    1. Log on to the PolarDB console.

    2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Clusters.

    3. In the upper-left corner, select the region in which the cluster is deployed.

    4. Find the cluster and click its ID.

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

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

    7. In the Delete Account dialog box, click OK.