MySQL 8.0 Release Notes
MySQL 8.0 Source Code Documentation
The USER_PRIVILEGES table provides
information about global privileges. It takes its values from the
mysql.user system table.
The USER_PRIVILEGES table has these
columns:
GRANTEEThe name of the account to which the privilege is granted, in
'format.user_name'@'host_name'TABLE_CATALOGThe name of the catalog. This value is always
def.PRIVILEGE_TYPEThe privilege granted. The value can be any privilege that can be granted at the global level; see Section 13.7.1.6, “GRANT Syntax”. Each row lists a single privilege, so there is one row per global privilege held by the grantee.
IS_GRANTABLEYESif the user has theGRANT OPTIONprivilege,NOotherwise. The output does not listGRANT OPTIONas a separate row withPRIVILEGE_TYPE='GRANT OPTION'.
Notes
The
USER_PRIVILEGEStable is a nonstandardINFORMATION_SCHEMAtable.
The following statements are not equivalent:
SELECT ... FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.USER_PRIVILEGES
SHOW GRANTS ...