use mysql; create role test_role1@host1; ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near '@host1' at line 1 create role test_role2@host2, test_role1@host1; ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near '@host2, test_role1@host1' at line 1 create role test_role1; create role test_role2, test_role3; select user, host, is_role from user where user like 'test%'; user host is_role test_role1 Y test_role2 Y test_role3 Y drop role test_role1; drop role test_role2, test_role3; create role test_role1; create role test_role1; ERROR HY000: Operation CREATE ROLE failed for 'test_role1' create role test_role1, test_role2; ERROR HY000: Operation CREATE ROLE failed for 'test_role1' select user, host, is_role from user where user like 'test%'; user host is_role test_role1 Y test_role2 Y drop role test_role1; drop role test_role1; ERROR HY000: Operation DROP ROLE failed for 'test_role1' drop role test_role1, test_role2; ERROR HY000: Operation DROP ROLE failed for 'test_role1' drop role root; ERROR HY000: Operation DROP ROLE failed for 'root' create user dummy@''; drop role dummy; ERROR HY000: Operation DROP ROLE failed for 'dummy' drop user dummy@''; select user, host, is_role from user where user like 'test%'; user host is_role