6.2. Create the Block Storage Service Database

Procedure 6.1. Creating the Block Storage Services Database

1. Connect to the database service:

   # mysql -u root -p

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2. Create the cinder database:

   mysql> CREATE DATABASE cinder;

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3. Create a cinder database user and grant the user access to the cinder database:

   mysql> GRANT ALL ON cinder.* TO 'cinder'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD';
   mysql> GRANT ALL ON cinder.* TO 'cinder'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD';

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   Replace PASSWORD with a secure password that will be used to authenticate with the database server as this user.
4. Flush the database privileges to ensure that they take effect immediately:

   mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

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5. Exit the mysql client:

   mysql> quit

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