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title: 'Import tool user permissions'
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subtitle: 'List of the grants required to import a database into PlanetScale using the Import tool'
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date: '2023-09-21'
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date: '2024-08-19'
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When importing a database using our [Import tool](/docs/imports/database-imports), you will need to connect to your existing database with a user that has the proper permissions to set up the necessary configurations to start importing data.
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Below is the minimum set of permissions needed and what each allows the user to do:
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| Scope | Databases | Grant | Description |
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| Global | n/a | `PROCESS` | Enable the user to see all processes with SHOW PROCESSLIST. |
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| Global | n/a | `REPLICATION SLAVE` | Enable replicas to read binary log events from the source. |
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| Global | n/a | `REPLICATION CLIENT` | Enable the user to ask where source or replica servers are. |
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| Global | n/a | `RELOAD` | Enable use of FLUSH operations. |
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| Table | `<DATABASE_NAME>`, `ps_import_*` | `SELECT` | Enable use of SELECT. |
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| Table | `<DATABASE_NAME>`, `ps_import_*` | `INSERT` | Enable use of INSERT. |
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| Table | `<DATABASE_NAME>` | `LOCK TABLES` | Enable use of LOCK TABLES on tables for which you have the SELECT privilege. |
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| Table | `<DATABASE_NAME>` | `SHOW VIEW` | Enable use of SHOW VIEW. |
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| Table | `<DATABASE_NAME>`, `ps_import_*` | `UPDATE` | Enable use of UPDATE. |
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| Table | `<DATABASE_NAME>`, `ps_import_*` | `DELETE` | Enable use of DELETE. |
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| Table | `ps_import_*` | `CREATE` | Enable database and table creation. |
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| Table | `ps_import_*` | `DROP` | Enable databases, tables, and views to be dropped. |
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| Table | `ps_import_*` | `ALTER` | Enable use of ALTER TABLE. |
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| Scope | Databases | Grant | Description |
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| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| Global | n/a | `PROCESS` | Enable the user to see all processes with SHOW PROCESSLIST. |
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| Global | n/a | `REPLICATION SLAVE` | Enable replicas to read binary log events from the source. |
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| Global | n/a | `REPLICATION CLIENT` | Enable the user to ask where source or replica servers are. |
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| Global | n/a | `RELOAD` | Enable use of FLUSH operations. |
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| Table | `<DATABASE_NAME>`, `ps_import_*`, `_vt`, `mysql`.`func` | `SELECT` | Enable use of SELECT. |
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| Table | `<DATABASE_NAME>`, `ps_import_*`, `_vt` | `INSERT` | Enable use of INSERT. |
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| Table | `<DATABASE_NAME>` | `LOCK TABLES` | Enable use of LOCK TABLES on tables for which you have the SELECT privilege. |
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| Table | `<DATABASE_NAME>` | `SHOW VIEW` | Enable use of SHOW VIEW. |
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| Table | `<DATABASE_NAME>`, `ps_import_*`, `_vt` | `UPDATE` | Enable use of UPDATE. |
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| Table | `<DATABASE_NAME>`, `ps_import_*`, `_vt` | `DELETE` | Enable use of DELETE. |
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| Table | `ps_import_*`, `_vt` | `CREATE` | Enable database and table creation. |
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| Table | `ps_import_*`, `_vt` | `DROP` | Enable databases, tables, and views to be dropped. |
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| Table | `ps_import_*`, `_vt` | `ALTER` | Enable use of ALTER TABLE. |
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{% callout %}
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The descriptions in the table above were taken from the MySQL docs. For a full list of all possible grants and their
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GRANT PROCESS, REPLICATION SLAVE, REPLICATION CLIENT, RELOAD ON *.* TO 'migration_user'@'%';
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GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, SHOW VIEW, LOCK TABLES ON `<DATABASE_NAME>`.* TO 'migration_user'@'%';
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GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, ALTER ON `ps\_import\_%`.* TO 'migration_user'@'%';
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GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, ALTER ON `_vt`.* TO 'migration_user'@'%';
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GRANT SELECT ON `mysql`.`func` TO 'migration_user'@'%';
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GRANT EXECUTE ON PROCEDURE mysql.rds_show_configuration TO 'migration_user'@'%';
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