create user 'test_user'@'localhost'; create user 'test_role1'@''; update mysql.user set is_role='Y' where user='test_role1'; insert into mysql.roles_mapping (HostFk, UserFk, RoleFk) values ('localhost', 'test_user', 'test_role1'); select user, host from mysql.user where user not like 'root'; user host test_role1 test_user localhost select * from mysql.roles_mapping; HostFk UserFk RoleFk localhost test_user test_role1 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 ssl_type ssl_cipher x509_issuer x509_subject max_questions max_updates max_connections max_user_connections plugin authentication_string is_role 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 0 0 0 0 Y flush privileges; 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 NONE 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; HostFk UserFk RoleFk localhost test_user test_role1 set role none; select current_user(), current_role(); current_user() current_role() test_user@localhost NONE 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 RoleFk='test_role1'; flush privileges; drop user 'test_user'@'localhost';