# Using TiDB Lightning - Target (Downstream) Database Privilege

__*Using Lightning*__
__*Lightning privilege*__

| Object | Importing Mode | Required privilege |
| :-- | :-- | :-- |
| Target Table | ALL | CREATE, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, DROP, ALTER |
| target database | ALL | SELECT |
| information_schema.columns | tidb-backend | SELECT |
| mysql.tidb | local-backend | SELECT |
| system | local-backend | SUPER |

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https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/tidb-lightning-requirements#downstream-privilege-requirements