:original_name: ddm_05_0021.html .. _ddm_05_0021: Database Accounts and Permissions ================================= To create a schema, import schema information, or configure shards, you can use the administrator account of data nodes or create a database account with the following permissions: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, RELOAD, PROCESS, REFERENCES, INDEX, ALTER, SHOW DATABASES, CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES, LOCK TABLES, EXECUTE, REPLICATION SLAVE, REPLICATION CLIENT, CREATE VIEW, SHOW VIEW, CREATE ROUTINE, ALTER ROUTINE, CREATE USER, EVENT, and TRIGGER WITH GRANT OPTION