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Development Tools Database Foundations Securing and Maintaining a MySQL Database Setting up Multiple Users

Posted by jitendra goyal
jitendra goyal
3,752 Points

Access denied for user ''@'localhost' to database 'treehouse_movie_db'

GRANT SELECT ON treehouse_movie_db TO user1@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password' Access denied for user ''@'localhost' to database 'treehouse_movie_db' unable to execute any type of query.

2 Answers

Iain Simmons
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points

Oh, sorry, you should have a dot and asterisk/star after the database name to indicate that the user should have access to all tables:

GRANT SELECT ON treehouse_movie_db.* TO user1@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'
jitendra goyal
jitendra goyal
3,752 Points

Thanks very much..it solved the same way as you said.. your reply bit late , one of my friend rectify the issue

thanks mate

Iain Simmons
MOD
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points
Iain Simmons
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points

Maybe try wrap the user name in single quotes too?

jitendra goyal
jitendra goyal
3,752 Points

still not working.i have same error.plz help me