PolarDB:Create an account

Create an account

1. Log on to the PolarDB for Xscale console.

2. In the top navigation bar, select the region where the target instance is located.

3. On the Instances page, click the PolarDB-X 2.0 tab.

4. Find the target instance and click its ID.

5. In the left-side navigation pane, choose ConfigurationManagement > Account Management.

6. Click Create an account. In the panel that appears, configure the parameters.

   Parameter	Description
   Account name	The username of the account. Note The username must meet the following requirements: The username can be up to 16 characters in length and can contain lowercase letters, digits, and underscores (_). The username must start with a lowercase letter and end with a lowercase letter or a digit. The username must be unique and cannot be the same as the username of an existing account.
   Account types	The type of the account. You can specify the account to be a privileged account or standard account.
   Authorization database	The databases that can be accessed by using the credential of the account. You can specify one or more databases. Select one or more databases and click the icon to move the selected databases from the Unauthorized database section on the left side to the Authorized database section on the right side. In the Authorized database section, select the database permissions that you want to grant to the account. Note This parameter is available only when you create a standard account. This parameter is optional. You can grant permissions to the account after the account is created. Supported permissions: Read and Write, Read Only, DML Only, and DDL Only. If you want to grant the same permissions on all selected databases, click the permission name such as All Read and Write next to Authorized database.
   Password	The password of the account. Note The password must meet the following requirements: The password must be 8 to 20 characters in length. The password must contain at least three types of the following characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters. Special characters include @ # $ % ^ & + =
   Confirm password	Enter the same password to confirm the password.
   Descr	Optional. The description of the account. The description can help you identify the account. The description can be up to 256 characters in length.

7. Click OK.