See, i knew it was something simple.
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How do i add a new user to mysql that can login?
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by: potatotsangPosted on 2001-05-05 at 11:22:58ID: 6052745
if u r not willing to read the manual and
version >= 3.22.11
try this statement:
GRANT ALL ON *.* TO packratt@localhost IDENTIFIED BY "jk2357";
which grants all the right to packratt from localhost on all tables of all databases with the passwd jk2357.