Creating a Database Account

Scenarios

When you create a DB instance, account root is created at the same time by default. You can create other database accounts as needed.

Constraints

Database accounts cannot be created for DB instances that are in the process of being restored.

Creating a Database Account Through RDS

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
3. Click Service List. Under Database, click Relational Database Service. The RDS console is displayed.
4. On the Instance Management page, click the target DB instance.
5. On the Accounts page, click Create Account. In the displayed dialog box, enter a username, authorize permissions for databases, enter a password, and confirm the password. Then, click OK.
   • The username consists of 1 to 32 characters. Only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed.
     • If the database version is MySQL 5.6, the username consists of 1 to 16 characters.
     • If the database version is MySQL 5.7 or 8.0, the username consists of 1 to 32 characters.
   • Select unauthorized databases and click to authorize them or select authorized databases and click to revoke permissions.

     If there are no unauthorized databases, you can create one by referring to section Creating a Database. You can also modify the permissions after the database creation by referring to section Changing Permissions for a Database Account.

   • The password must consist of 8 to 32 characters and contain at least three types of the following characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters (~!@#$%^*-_=+?,).

6. After the account is created, you can manage it on the Accounts page of the selected DB instance.