Preamble
The RENAME USER statement is used to rename a user in a MySQL database.
Syntax of RENAME USER statement in MySQL
RENAME USER
user_name TO new_name;
Parameters and arguments of the operator
- user_name – the user name to be renamed in a MySQL database.
- new_name – the new name to be assigned to the user.
Let us consider an example of how to use the RENAME USER operator to rename a user into MySQL.
For example:
RENAME USER
'samvyl'@'localhost' TO 'sergio'@'localhost';
In this example, the RENAME USER operator renamed the user samvyl to sergio in a MySQL database.
Rename more than one user
You can rename more than one user at a time into MySQL. You can use the RENAME USER operator to rename several users by separating them with a comma.
For example:
RENAME USER
'samvyl'@'localhost' TO 'garigan'@'localhost',
'sergio'@'localhost' TO 'drango'@'localhost';
This RENAME USER example has renamed two users into MySQL. The first user, named samvyl, was renamed garigan and the second user, named sergio, was renamed drango.
How to Rename User in MySQL Server
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