# salt.states.mysql_user

## Management of MySQL users

depends:

  - MySQLdb Python module

configuration:

  See `salt.modules.mysql` for setup instructions.

    frank:
      mysql_user.present:
        - host: localhost
        - password: bobcat

New in version 0.16.2: Authentication overrides have been added.

The MySQL authentication information specified in the minion config file can be overridden in states using the following arguments: `connection_host`, `connection_port`, `connection_user`, `connection_pass`, `connection_db`, `connection_unix_socket`, `connection_default_file` and `connection_charset`.

    frank:
      mysql_user.present:
        - host: localhost
        - password: "bob@cat"
        - connection_user: someuser
        - connection_pass: somepass
        - connection_charset: utf8
        - saltenv:
          - LC_ALL: "en_US.utf8"

This state is not able to grant permissions for the user. See `salt.states.mysql_grants` for further instructions.

salt.states.mysql_user.absent(name, host='localhost', **connection_args)

  Ensure that the named user is absent

  name

    The name of the user to remove

salt.states.mysql_user.present(name, host='localhost', password=None, password_hash=None, allow_passwordless=False, unix_socket=False, password_column=None, auth_plugin='mysql_native_password', **connection_args)

  Ensure that the named user is present with the specified properties. A passwordless user can be configured by omitting `password` and `password_hash`, and setting `allow_passwordless` to `True`.

  name

    The name of the user to manage

  host

    Host for which this user/password combo applies

  password

    The password to use for this user. Will take precedence over the `password_hash` option if both are specified.

  password_hash

    The password in hashed form. Be sure to quote the password because YAML doesn't like the `*`. A password hash can be obtained from the mysql command-line client like so:

        mysql> SELECT PASSWORD('mypass');
        +-------------------------------------------+
        | PASSWORD('mypass')                        |
        +-------------------------------------------+
        | *6C8989366EAF75BB670AD8EA7A7FC1176A95CEF4 |
        +-------------------------------------------+
        1 row in set (0.00 sec)

  allow_passwordless

    If `True`, then `password` and `password_hash` can be omitted to permit a passwordless login.

    New in version 0.16.2.

  unix_socket

    If `True` and allow_passwordless is `True`, the unix_socket auth plugin will be used.