[root@host]:/home/paul# mysql -u root -p mysql Enter password: mysql> show tables; +-----------------+ | Tables_in_mysql | +-----------------+ | columns_priv | | db | | func | | host | | tables_priv | | user | +-----------------+ 6 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> select * from user; +------+---------+------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+---------------+--------------+-----------+------------+-----------------+------------+------------+ | Host | User | Password | Select_priv | Insert_priv | Update_priv | Delete_priv | Create_priv | Drop_priv | Reload_priv | Shutdown_priv | Process_priv | File_priv | Grant_priv | References_priv | Index_priv | Alter_priv | +------+---------+------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+---------------+--------------+-----------+------------+-----------------+------------+------------+ | % | root | 29bb48b07ee5526b | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | % | paul | 29bb48b07ee5526b | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | | % | mrdepot | 05128d2c596c67b7 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | +------+---------+------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+---------------+--------------+-----------+------------+-----------------+------------+------------+ 3 rows in set (0.02 sec) mysql> select * from db; +-----------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------------+------------+------------+ | Host | Db | User | Select_priv | Insert_priv | Update_priv | Delete_priv | Create_priv | Drop_priv | Grant_priv | References_priv | Index_priv | Alter_priv | +-----------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------------+------------+------------+ | % | paul | paul | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | localhost | mysql | root | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | % | mrdepot | mrdepot | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | +-----------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------------+------------+------------+ 3 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql 3: mysql> insert into user values ('localhost','paul',password('paul'),'N','N','N','N','N','N','N','N','N','N','N','N','N','N'); mysql> insert into db values ('localhost','paul','paul','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y'); mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; mysql 5: mysql> insert into user (Host,User,Password) values ('localhost','user',password('pass')); mysql> insert into db values ('localhost','db','user','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y');