MySQL Cluster Users

Is there any way to add new users on the MySQL cluster?

I have a remote machine that needs to upload data directly to the DB using a ssh tunnel. I would like to restrict the privileges of that users since the password is store on the remote machine in plain text.

Also, if I was to host another application on my brightbox, am I forced to use the same user for both rails apps? Would this not be a security issue?

As it stands, at the moment, users of our shared clusters have a single MySQL account per Brightbox account. This is because the shared cluster uses the MySQL account name to figure out access permissions.

However, there is nothing stopping you from either running a local copy of MySQL on your Brightbox, or buying a dedicated MySQL service from us. As it is not shared, you can set up as many users as you like on these.

If you would like the dedicated service then just drop us a support ticket.

Cheers

Baz.