This topic introduces the basic concepts of PolarDB console accounts and PolarDB cluster accounts.
Console accounts
You can use the following accounts to log on to the console:
Alibaba Cloud account: This account allows flexible control of all your Alibaba Cloud resources and is used for billing purposes. You must create an Alibaba Cloud account before you purchase Alibaba Cloud services.
RAM user: Optional. You can create and manage RAM users in the Resource Access Management (RAM) console to share resources among multiple users. A RAM user does not have ownership over resources. Charges incurred are billed to the Alibaba Cloud account.
Database cluster accounts
You can use the following accounts to log on to your database cluster. For more information, see Create a database account.
Account type | Description |
Privileged account |
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Standard account |
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Related API operations
API | Description |
Creates an account. | |
Queries the accounts of a specified cluster. | |
Modifies the description of a database account for a PolarDB cluster. | |
Changes the password of a database account. | |
Deletes an account. |