AnalyticDB for MySQL：Create a database account

Account types

AnalyticDB for MySQL supports two types of database accounts: privileged accounts and standard accounts. For more information about the differences between privileged accounts and standard accounts, see the "Account types" section of the Create a database account topic.

Create a privileged account

1. Log on to the AnalyticDB for MySQL console.
2. In the upper-left corner of the page, select a region.
3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Clusters.

4. On the Data Lakehouse Edition (V3.0) tab, find the cluster that you want to manage and click the cluster ID.

5. In the left-side navigation pane, click Accounts.

6. On the Accounts page, click Create Account.

7. In the Create Account panel, configure the parameters that are described in the following table.

   Parameter	Description
   Database Account	The name of the privileged account. Enter a name that meets the on-screen requirements.
   Account Type	The type of the account. Select Privileged Account.
   New Password	The password of the privileged account. Enter a password that meets the on-screen requirements.
   Confirm Password	Enter the password of the privileged account again.
   Description	Optional. The description that is used to identify the account for future management.

8. Click OK.

Create and grant permissions to a standard account

Console operations

1. Log on to the AnalyticDB for MySQL console.
2. In the upper-left corner of the page, select a region.
3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Clusters.

4. On the Data Lakehouse Edition (V3.0) tab, find the cluster that you want to manage and click the cluster ID.

5. In the left-side navigation pane, click Accounts.

6. On the Accounts page, click Create Account.

7. In the Create Account panel, configure the parameters that are described in the following table.

   Parameter	Description
   Database Account	The name of the standard account. Enter a name that meets the on-screen requirements.
   Account Type	The type of the account. Select Standard Account.
   New Password	The password of the standard account. Enter a password that meets the on-screen requirements.
   Confirm Password	Enter the password of the standard account again.
   Description	Optional. The description that is used to identify the account for future management.

8. Click OK.

9. Find the created account and click Permissions in the Actions column to grant permissions to the account.

SQL statements

• For more information about how to create a database account, see CREATE USER.

• For more information about how to grant permissions to a database account, see GRANT.

• For more information about how to revoke permissions from a database account, see REVOKE.

• For more information about how to change the name of a database account, see RENAME USER.

• For more information about how to delete a database account, see DROP USER.