Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for MySQL now supports rds_superuser_role to simplify implementation of role-based privileges on MySQL 8.0. The rds_superuser_role is granted by default to the primary administrative user, and has privileges including, CREATE ROLE, CREATE USER, and DROP ROLE, for all database objects. For a complete list of rds_superuser_role privileges, refer to the Amazon RDS User Guide.

The rds_superuser_role is supported on RDS for MySQL versions 8.0.36 and higher. If you are running a minor version lower than MySQL 8.0.36, you can leverage automatic minor version upgrades to automatically upgrade your databases to more recent minor versions during scheduled maintenance windows. You can also leverage Amazon RDS Blue/Green deployments to perform a major or minor version upgrade with minimal downtime. Learn more about upgrading your database instances, including automatic minor version upgrades and RDS Blue/Green deployments, in the Amazon RDS User Guide.

Amazon RDS for MySQL makes it simple to set up, operate, and scale MySQL deployments in the cloud. Learn more about pricing details and regional availability at Amazon RDS for MySQL. Create or update a fully managed Amazon RDS for MySQL database in the Amazon RDS Management Console.