# Small query on "GRANT STATEMENT"

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/small-query-on-grant-statement/2347>\
**Category:** Percona XtraBackup\
**Created:** [March 19, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/small-query-on-grant-statement/2347 "2013-03-19T01:10:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![systemali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@systemali](https://forums.percona.com/u/systemali)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/small-query-on-grant-statement/2347/1 "2013-03-19T01:10:26Z")

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Hello,

Can some one care to clear one doubt for me on setting up replication.

I am following this tutorial :-  
[http://www.percona.com/doc/percona-xtrabackup/howtos/setting](http://www.percona.com/doc/percona-xtrabackup/howtos/setting) \_up\_replication.html under which it is said under POINT no. 3

TheMaster|mysql\> GRANT REPLICATION SLAVE ON _._ TO ‘repl’@‘$slaveip’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘$slavepass’;

I need to know what slave password is it referring to ?

Is it the Mysql Password or the ROOT server password that we must use ?

Please assist !!

Thank you

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**Author:** ![gmouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b9e5f3/32.png) [@gmouse](https://forums.percona.com/u/gmouse)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/small-query-on-grant-statement/2347/2 "2013-03-19T07:25:18Z")

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It is a new password that you can choose, and is later used in CHANGE MASTER TO on the slave.

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**Author:** ![systemali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@systemali](https://forums.percona.com/u/systemali)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/small-query-on-grant-statement/2347/3 "2013-03-19T20:37:06Z")

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Thank you so very much ‘gmouse’, Highly appreciate your assistance.

I shall give it a try.

I would also appreciate if you could refer to another query of mine in another thread titled :-

“Slave\_SQL\_Running: No”

Thank you