diff --git a/distillery/make_mysql_account.sh b/distillery/make_mysql_account.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# read the lib/shared.sh
+DISABLE_LOG=0
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+cd "$DIR"
+source "$DIR/lib/lib.sh"
+
+# wait for sql to come up
+wait_for_sql > /dev/null
+
+echo "Creating new MySQL user with root privileges. "
+read -p 'Enter Username:' MYSQL_USER
+read -sp 'Enter password:' MYSQL_PASSWORD
+
+if ! is_valid_slug "$MYSQL_USER"; then
+    echo "Not a valid username: ${MYSQL_USER}"
+    echo "User must be alphanumeric for sql injection reasons. "
+    echo "You can always create a user manually. "
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! is_valid_slug "$MYSQL_PASSWORD"; then
+    echo "Not a valid password: ${MYSQL_PASSWORD}"
+    echo "Password must be alphanumeric for sql injection reasons. "
+    echo "You can always create a user manually. "
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+dockerized_mysql -e "CREATE USER \`${MYSQL_USER}\`@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '${MYSQL_PASSWORD}'; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO \`${MYSQL_USER}\`@\`%\` WITH GRANT OPTION; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
+
+log_info "Created user ${MYSQL_USER}"
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