ERROR 1064 (42000) at line 1: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near 'BY 'replication_pass'' at line 1 https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-replication-excerpt/5.7/en/replication-howto-repuser.html https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-replication-excerpt/8.0/en/replication-howto-repuser.html https://mariadb.com/kb/en/setting-up-replication/#example-enabling-replication-for-mariadb Create user syntax compatible with auth plugin and password on both mysql and mariadb. https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/create-user.html https://mariadb.com/kb/en/create-user/