Hi Sebastian & list, ------- Update of /cvsroot/phpmyadmin/phpMyAdmin In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv8321 Modified Files: ChangeLog server_privileges.php Log Message: MySQL 5 requires CREATE USER before GRANT ----------- I am using MySQL 5.0.13 and was always able to create a user with a GRANT command. Marc