CREATE USER (Deprecated)
Deprecated. Creates a new user.
CREATE USER
is supported for backwards compatibility only. Authentication
and authorization for DataStax Enterprise 5.0 and later are based on ROLES
,
and use CREATE ROLE
instead.
CREATE USER
defines a new database user account. By default users accounts
do not have superusersuperuser 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';