Managing Users

Constraints and Limitations

• If the current console does not support this feature, contact technical support.
• After a cluster is created, the users or roles created with it cannot be modified.
• Before using this function, ensure that the cluster is available.

Creating a User

1. Log in to the GaussDB(DWS) console. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Clusters > Dedicated Clusters.
2. In the cluster list, click the name of the target cluster. The Cluster Information page is displayed.
3. In the navigation pane, choose User Management.
4. On the Users tab, click Create User. The user creation page is displayed.
5. The Basic Settings page is displayed. The parameters are described as follows:

   Table 1 Basic parameters of user information

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   User Name	The value must start with a letter and can contain a maximum of 63 characters, including letters, digits, and underscores (_).	Dws-demo
   Password	Enter a value that is 12 to 32 characters long and can contain letters, digits, underscores (_), and special characters. NOTE: Your password must contain a minimum of three of the following character types: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters (~!?,.:;_(){}[]/<>@#%^&*+|\=-)	-
   Maximum Connections	Maximum number of connections between the user and the database. The value -1 indicates that the number of connections is not limited.	-1
   Expires	Expiration time of the user's permissions.	-
   System Administrator	Indicates whether the user is a system administrator.	-
   Create Database	Specifies whether the user has the permission to create databases.	-
   Create Role	Specifies whether the user has the permission to create users and roles.	-
   Inherit Permissions	Specifies whether the user inherits permissions from its user group. This function is enabled by default. You are advised to retain this setting.	-

6. If all the parameters are correctly set, click Next.
7. On the Configure Roles page, select the role to be assigned to the user and click Next.
8. Configure permissions not included in the roles of the user.

   Click Add to add a permission configuration. Select the database object type and corresponding database object, and select the permission to complete assignment For details about permission definitions, see "DCL Syntax" > "GRANT" in GaussDB(DWS) SQL Overview.

9. After the authorization is complete, click Create.

Modifying a User

1. Log in to the GaussDB(DWS) console. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Clusters > Dedicated Clusters.
2. In the cluster list, click the name of the target cluster. The Cluster Information page is displayed.
3. In the navigation pane, choose User Management.
4. In the user list, select a user and click Modify. The page for modifying user details is displayed.
5. Modify the user information. For details, see Table 1. After confirming that the information is correct, click Next.
6. Select the role to be granted to the user and click Next.
7. After selecting a permission type, you can click Edit in the Operation column and click Modify in the Permission column to add or remove a permission.

8. Confirm the permissions. Click Save.

Deleting a User

Prerequisites

To prevent any problems with deleting a user, check for dependencies between database objects (such as tables) beforehand. If there are any dependencies, delete them first before proceeding with the user deletion.

Procedure

1. Log in to the GaussDB(DWS) console. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Clusters > Dedicated Clusters.
2. In the cluster list, click the name of the target cluster. The Cluster Information page is displayed.
3. In the navigation pane, choose User Management.
4. Select a user from the user list and click Delete. A confirmation dialog box is displayed.
5. Click OK.

Exporting a User

1. Log in to the GaussDB(DWS) console. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Clusters > Dedicated Clusters.
2. In the cluster list, click the name of the target cluster. The Cluster Information page is displayed.
3. In the navigation pane, choose User Management.
4. Click Export in the upper part of the user list and select the number of records to be exported to export the user list.
   Figure 1 Exporting a user
   

5. Confirm the configurations and click Export.

Exporting Permissions

1. Log in to the GaussDB(DWS) console. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Clusters > Dedicated Clusters.
2. In the cluster list, click the name of the target cluster. The Cluster Information page is displayed.
3. In the navigation pane, choose User Management.
4. Select a user from the user list and click Export Permissions to export the user permission list.
   Figure 2 Exporting permissions