Add New User to Database
Chester Wyke September 21, 2022 Updated: April 15, 2025 #sql(See sample log below)
mysql -u root -p
'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
@* TO 'newuser'@'%';
ALL PRIVILEGES ON database_name.flush privileges;
Log 1
admin@mysqlserver:/etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d$ mysql -uroot -p
Enter password:
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mysql> CREATE USER 'newuser'@'192.168.1.5' IDENTIFIED BY 'password_here';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON newuser.* TO 'myuser'@'192.168.1.5';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
Log 2
mysql> CREATE USER 'newuser'@'192.168.1.5' IDENTIFIED BY 'password_here';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.08 sec)
mysql> GRANT SELECT ON fa.* TO 'newuser'@'192.168.1.5';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> GRANT SELECT ON parts.* TO 'newuser'@'192.168.1.5';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)