Modify mysql.user table to contain a is_user column.

scripts/mysql_system_tables.sql

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ set @had_db_table= @@warning_count != 0;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS host (  Host char(60) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, Db char(64) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, Select_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Insert_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Update_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Delete_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Drop_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Grant_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, References_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Index_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Alter_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_tmp_table_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Lock_tables_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_view_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Show_view_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_routine_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Alter_routine_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Execute_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Trigger_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY Host (Host,Db) ) engine=MyISAM CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin comment='Host privileges;  Merged with database privileges';
 
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user (   Host char(60) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, User char(16) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, Password char(41) character set latin1 collate latin1_bin DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, Select_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Insert_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Update_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Delete_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Drop_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Reload_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Shutdown_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Process_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, File_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Grant_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, References_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Index_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Alter_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Show_db_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Super_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_tmp_table_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Lock_tables_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Execute_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Repl_slave_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Repl_client_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_view_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Show_view_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_routine_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Alter_routine_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_user_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Event_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Trigger_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_tablespace_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, ssl_type enum('','ANY','X509', 'SPECIFIED') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, ssl_cipher BLOB NOT NULL, x509_issuer BLOB NOT NULL, x509_subject BLOB NOT NULL, max_questions int(11) unsigned DEFAULT 0  NOT NULL, max_updates int(11) unsigned DEFAULT 0  NOT NULL, max_connections int(11) unsigned DEFAULT 0  NOT NULL, max_user_connections int(11) DEFAULT 0  NOT NULL, plugin char(64) CHARACTER SET latin1 DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, authentication_string TEXT NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY Host (Host,User) ) engine=MyISAM CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin comment='Users and global privileges';
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user (   Host char(60) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, User char(16) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, Password char(41) character set latin1 collate latin1_bin DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, Select_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Insert_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Update_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Delete_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Drop_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Reload_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Shutdown_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Process_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, File_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Grant_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, References_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Index_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Alter_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Show_db_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Super_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_tmp_table_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Lock_tables_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Execute_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Repl_slave_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Repl_client_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_view_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Show_view_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_routine_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Alter_routine_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_user_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Event_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Trigger_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_tablespace_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, ssl_type enum('','ANY','X509', 'SPECIFIED') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, ssl_cipher BLOB NOT NULL, x509_issuer BLOB NOT NULL, x509_subject BLOB NOT NULL, max_questions int(11) unsigned DEFAULT 0  NOT NULL, max_updates int(11) unsigned DEFAULT 0  NOT NULL, max_connections int(11) unsigned DEFAULT 0  NOT NULL, max_user_connections int(11) DEFAULT 0  NOT NULL, plugin char(64) CHARACTER SET latin1 DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, authentication_string TEXT NOT NULL,  is_role enum('N', 'Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY Host (Host,User) ) engine=MyISAM CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin comment='Users and global privileges';
 
 -- Remember for later if user table already existed
 set @had_user_table= @@warning_count != 0;

scripts/mysql_system_tables_data.sql

@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ DROP TABLE tmp_db;
 -- Fill "user" table with default users allowing root access
 -- from local machine if "user" table didn't exist before
 CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE tmp_user LIKE user;
-INSERT INTO tmp_user VALUES ('localhost','root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0,0,'','');
-REPLACE INTO tmp_user SELECT @current_hostname,'root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0,0,'','' FROM dual WHERE LOWER( @current_hostname) != 'localhost';
-REPLACE INTO tmp_user VALUES ('127.0.0.1','root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0,0,'','');
-REPLACE INTO tmp_user VALUES ('::1','root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0,0,'','');
+INSERT INTO tmp_user VALUES ('localhost','root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0,0,'','','N');
+REPLACE INTO tmp_user SELECT @current_hostname,'root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0,0,'','','N' FROM dual WHERE LOWER( @current_hostname) != 'localhost';
+REPLACE INTO tmp_user VALUES ('127.0.0.1','root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0,0,'','','N');
+REPLACE INTO tmp_user VALUES ('::1','root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0,0,'','','N');
 INSERT INTO tmp_user (host,user) VALUES ('localhost','');
 INSERT INTO tmp_user (host,user) SELECT @current_hostname,'' FROM dual WHERE LOWER(@current_hostname ) != 'localhost';
 INSERT INTO user SELECT * FROM tmp_user WHERE @had_user_table=0;

scripts/mysql_system_tables_fix.sql

@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ ADD x509_issuer BLOB NOT NULL,
 ADD x509_subject BLOB NOT NULL;
 ALTER TABLE user MODIFY ssl_type enum('','ANY','X509', 'SPECIFIED') NOT NULL;
 
+#
+# Add roles to the user table
+ALTER TABLE user
+ADD is_role enum('N', 'Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL;
+
 #
 # tables_priv
 #