CREATE USER 'backup'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORT'; GRANT USAGE ON * . * TO 'backup'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORT' WITH MAX_QUERIES_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_UPDATES_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_USER_CONNECTIONS 0 ; REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON * . * FROM 'backup'@'localhost'; REVOKE GRANT OPTION ON * . * FROM 'backup'@'localhost'; GRANT SELECT, SHOW DATABASES, LOCK TABLES, SHOW VIEW ON * . * TO 'backup'@'localhost' WITH MAX_QUERIES_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_UPDATES_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_USER_CONNECTIONS 0; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;