SHOW CREATE USER

Syntax

SHOW CREATE USER [user]

Description

Shows the CREATE USER statement that creates the given user. The statement requires the SELECT privilege for the mysql database, except for the current user. The CREATE USER statement for the current user is shown where no user is specified.

SHOW CREATE USER quotes identifiers according to the value of the sql_quote_show_create system variable.

Examples

CREATE USER foo4@test require cipher 'text' 
  issuer 'foo_issuer' subject 'foo_subject';

SHOW CREATE USER foo4@test\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
CREATE USER 'foo4'@'test' 
  REQUIRE ISSUER 'foo_issuer' 
  SUBJECT 'foo_subject' 
  CIPHER 'text'

User Password Expiry:

CREATE USER 'monty'@'localhost' PASSWORD EXPIRE INTERVAL 120 DAY;

SHOW CREATE USER 'monty'@'localhost';
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| CREATE USER for monty@localhost                                  |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| CREATE USER 'monty'@'localhost' PASSWORD EXPIRE INTERVAL 120 DAY |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+

See Also

• CREATE USER

• ALTER USER

• SHOW GRANTS shows the GRANTS/PRIVILEGES for a user.

• SHOW PRIVILEGES shows the privileges supported by MariaDB.

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