create user test_user@localhost; create role test_role1; grant test_role1 to test_user@localhost; select user, host from mysql.user where user not like 'root'; user host test_role1 test_user localhost select * from mysql.roles_mapping; Host User Role Admin_option localhost root test_role1 Y localhost test_user test_role1 N grant select on *.* to test_role1; select * from mysql.user where user='test_role1'; Host User Password Select_priv Insert_priv Update_priv Delete_priv Create_priv Drop_priv Reload_priv Shutdown_priv Process_priv File_priv Grant_priv References_priv Index_priv Alter_priv Show_db_priv Super_priv Create_tmp_table_priv Lock_tables_priv Execute_priv Repl_slave_priv Repl_client_priv Create_view_priv Show_view_priv Create_routine_priv Alter_routine_priv Create_user_priv Event_priv Trigger_priv Create_tablespace_priv Delete_history_priv ssl_type ssl_cipher x509_issuer x509_subject max_questions max_updates max_connections max_user_connections plugin authentication_string password_expired is_role default_role max_statement_time test_role1 Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0 N Y 0.000000 select * from mysql.roles_mapping; ERROR 42000: SELECT command denied to user 'test_user'@'localhost' for table 'roles_mapping' show grants; Grants for test_user@localhost GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'test_user'@'localhost' GRANT test_role1 TO 'test_user'@'localhost' select current_user(), current_role(); current_user() current_role() test_user@localhost NULL set role test_role1; select current_user(), current_role(); current_user() current_role() test_user@localhost test_role1 show grants; Grants for test_user@localhost GRANT SELECT ON *.* TO 'test_role1' GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'test_user'@'localhost' GRANT test_role1 TO 'test_user'@'localhost' select * from mysql.roles_mapping; Host User Role Admin_option localhost root test_role1 Y localhost test_user test_role1 N set role none; select current_user(), current_role(); current_user() current_role() test_user@localhost NULL select * from mysql.roles_mapping; ERROR 42000: SELECT command denied to user 'test_user'@'localhost' for table 'roles_mapping' delete from mysql.user where user='test_role1'; delete from mysql.roles_mapping where Role='test_role1'; flush privileges; drop user 'test_user'@'localhost'; create user user1; connect con1,localhost,user1,,; select current_user; current_user user1@% show grants; Grants for user1@% GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'user1'@'%' set role none; connection default; drop user user1;