CREATE USER (Deprecated)
Deprecated. Creates a new user.
CREATE USER
is supported only for backwards compatibility. Authentication
and authorization for DataStax Enterprise (DSE) 5.0 and later are
based on roles. Use CREATE ROLE
instead.
CREATE USER
defines a new database user account. By default users accounts
do not have superuser status. Only a superuser can issue CREATE
USER
requests. See CREATE ROLE for more
information about SUPERUSER
and NOSUPERUSER
.
User accounts are required for logging in under internal authentication and authorization.
Enclose the user name in single quotation marks if it contains non-alphanumeric characters. You cannot recreate an existing user. To change the superuser status or password, use ALTER USER.
Synopsis
CREATE USER [ IF NOT EXISTS ] user_name WITH PASSWORD 'password' [ ( SUPERUSER | NOSUPERUSER ) ] ;
Syntax conventions | Description |
---|---|
UPPERCASE | Literal keyword. |
Lowercase | Not literal. |
Italics |
Variable value. Replace with a user-defined value. |
[] |
Optional. Square brackets ( [] ) surround
optional command arguments. Do not type the square brackets. |
( ) |
Group. Parentheses ( ( ) ) identify a group to
choose from. Do not type the parentheses. |
| |
Or. A vertical bar ( | ) separates alternative
elements. Type any one of the elements. Do not type the vertical
bar. |
... |
Repeatable. An ellipsis ( ... ) indicates that
you can repeat the syntax element as often as required. |
'Literal string' |
Single quotation ( ' ) marks must surround
literal strings in CQL statements. Use single quotation marks to
preserve upper case. |
{ key : value
} |
Map collection. Braces ( { } ) enclose map
collections or key value pairs. A colon separates the key and the
value. |
<datatype1,datatype2> |
Set, list, map, or tuple. Angle brackets ( <
> ) enclose data types in a set, list, map, or tuple.
Separate the data types with a comma. |
cql_statement; |
End CQL statement. A semicolon ( ; ) terminates
all CQL statements. |
[--] |
Separate the command line options from the command arguments with
two hyphens ( -- ). This syntax is useful when
arguments might be mistaken for command line options. |
' <schema> ... </schema>
' |
Search CQL only: Single quotation marks ( ' )
surround an entire XML schema declaration. |
@xml_entity='xml_entity_type' |
Search CQL only: Identify the entity and literal value to overwrite the XML element in the schema and solrConfig files. |
Examples
Creating internal user accounts
Use WITH PASSWORD
to create a user account for internal authentication.
Enclose the password in single quotation marks.
CREATE USER spillman WITH PASSWORD 'Niner27';
CREATE USER akers WITH PASSWORD 'Niner2' SUPERUSER;
CREATE USER boone WITH PASSWORD 'Niner75' NOSUPERUSER;
If internal authentication has not been set up, WITH PASSWORD
is not
required.
CREATE USER test NOSUPERUSER;
Creating a user account conditionally
- Login with the default account (this account uses QUOROM, only use to create a new
account
once).
cqlsh -u cassandra -p cassandra
The DSE and component versions display, and then the command prompt.Connected to Testcluster at 127.0.0.1:9042. [cqlsh 5.0.1 | Cassandra 3.11.0.1805 | DSE 5.1.3 | CQL spec 3.4.4 | Native protocol v4] Use HELP for help. cqlsh>
- Create the new
user:
CREATE USER newuser WITH PASSWORD 'password';