MySQL: RENAME USER statement
This MySQL tutorial explains how to use the MySQL RENAME USER statement with syntax and examples.
Description
The RENAME USER statement is used to rename a user in the MySQL database.
Syntax
The syntax for the RENAME USER statement in MySQL is:
RENAME USER user_name TO new_name;
Parameters or Arguments
- user_name
- The name of the user to rename in the MySQL database.
- new_name
- The new name to assign to the user.
Example
Let's look at how to rename a user in MySQL using the RENAME USER statement.
For example:
RENAME USER 'smithj'@'localhost' TO 'jane'@'localhost';
In this example, the RENAME USER statement would rename the user called smithj to jane in the MySQL database.
Rename more than one user
How can you rename more than one user at a time in MySQL? You can use the RENAME USER statement to rename multiple users by comma separating the user name values.
For example:
RENAME USER 'smithj'@'localhost' TO 'jane'@'localhost', 'andersonk'@'localhost' TO 'kyle'@'localhost';
This RENAME USER example would rename two users in MySQL. The first user called smithj would be renamed to jane and the second user called andersonk would be renamed to kyle.
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