# Allow editing database users

**Project:** Panel | **Board:** Closed | **Votes:** 32
**URL:** https://roadmap.ploi.io/projects/3-panel-requests/items/267-allow-editing-database-users

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It would be very handy to allow editing database users. For example, allowing remote access or resetting the password. Thanks!

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## Comments

**Xenia Loyalty** (2023-04-18T07:29:13+00:00):
Besides just allowing `select` only i would like to see it having all the options when it comes to MySQL/MariaDB permissions. 

**Alex Brindley** (2023-09-27T20:34:22+00:00):
Would also be nice to set a default host for users. 127.0.0.1 is weird considering localhost is common, and I have to manually go in and change the host to make things work like normal.

**Dennis** (2025-04-14T07:33:16+00:00):
Edditting users is going to be tricky, there are a few reasons for this:

  1. For database users, changing the username is effectively creating a new user, as MySQL/PostgreSQL treats this as a completely different entity with different permissions.
  2. The current feature set already has a separate "Reset Password" functionality that handles password changes specifically.
  3. In database systems, renaming users is often not a simple operation - it typically requires dropping and recreating the user with new permissions, which is risky.

For now, I'd recommend creating a "fresh" user and dropping the old user if you're migrated over with your application.