mysql CREATE USER

Question

I am logged into mysql...

mysql -u root -pmypass

And I have run the following command to remove the database user which worked succesfully

Answer 1

i will suggest you to use phpmyadmin its very esey do do with that.

steps:

1. open phpmyadmin
2. go to admin section
3. hit on add user account
4. put user name and password
5. set privileges

that's all see in action on youtube [ click here ]

Answer 2

You have to manualy remove records with from mysql.tables_priv also.

Answer 3

drop user 'username@localhost '

Answer 4

Check following 2 tables if user is still there after DROP USER command: mysql.user and mysql.db.

Delete user from both, then run FLUSH PRIVILEGES and then you can recreate the user.

Answer 5

This is a bug reported here - http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=28331

See if your user exists after you drop it.