13.7.1. Account Management Statements

13.7.1.1. ALTER USER Syntax
13.7.1.2. CREATE USER Syntax
13.7.1.3. DROP USER Syntax
13.7.1.4. GRANT Syntax
13.7.1.5. RENAME USER Syntax
13.7.1.6. REVOKE Syntax
13.7.1.7. SET PASSWORD Syntax

MySQL account information is stored in the tables of the mysql database. This database and the access control system are discussed extensively in Chapter 5, MySQL Server Administration, which you should consult for additional details.

Important

Some releases of MySQL introduce changes to the structure of the grant tables to add new privileges or features. Whenever you update to a new version of MySQL, you should update your grant tables to make sure that they have the current structure so that you can take advantage of any new capabilities. See Section 4.4.7, "mysql_upgrade — Check and Upgrade MySQL Tables".