diff --git a/include/common/tglobal.h b/include/common/tglobal.h
index a5611aeee7ae6d43db2b05532a2c017a223141d4..01281a6dc75884fa0672c42b02de876da5cedaf1 100644
--- a/include/common/tglobal.h
+++ b/include/common/tglobal.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ extern int64_t tsVndCommitMaxIntervalMs;
 // mnode
 extern int64_t tsMndSdbWriteDelta;
 extern int64_t tsMndLogRetention;
+extern bool    tsMndSkipGrant;
 
 // monitor
 extern bool     tsEnableMonitor;
diff --git a/source/common/src/tglobal.c b/source/common/src/tglobal.c
index b18440bc563a9c576a7616454642989b31c0db94..a79351d5cc73ff423e7b1ab0295008b8a99daaed 100644
--- a/source/common/src/tglobal.c
+++ b/source/common/src/tglobal.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ int64_t tsVndCommitMaxIntervalMs = 600 * 1000;
 // mnode
 int64_t tsMndSdbWriteDelta = 200;
 int64_t tsMndLogRetention = 2000;
+bool    tsMndSkipGrant = false;
 
 // monitor
 bool     tsEnableMonitor = true;
@@ -491,6 +492,7 @@ static int32_t taosAddServerCfg(SConfig *pCfg) {
 
   if (cfgAddInt64(pCfg, "mndSdbWriteDelta", tsMndSdbWriteDelta, 20, 10000, 0) != 0) return -1;
   if (cfgAddInt64(pCfg, "mndLogRetention", tsMndLogRetention, 500, 10000, 0) != 0) return -1;
+  if (cfgAddBool(pCfg, "skipGrant", tsMndSkipGrant, 0) != 0) return -1;
 
   if (cfgAddBool(pCfg, "monitor", tsEnableMonitor, 0) != 0) return -1;
   if (cfgAddInt32(pCfg, "monitorInterval", tsMonitorInterval, 1, 200000, 0) != 0) return -1;
@@ -890,6 +892,7 @@ static int32_t taosSetServerCfg(SConfig *pCfg) {
 
   tsMndSdbWriteDelta = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "mndSdbWriteDelta")->i64;
   tsMndLogRetention = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "mndLogRetention")->i64;
+  tsMndSkipGrant = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "skipGrant")->bval;
 
   tsStartUdfd = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "udf")->bval;
   tstrncpy(tsUdfdResFuncs, cfgGetItem(pCfg, "udfdResFuncs")->str, sizeof(tsUdfdResFuncs));
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndProfile.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndProfile.c
index 01dd223b5f3027808c05f41000d1dfcd6a7b6f3b..a1d815189c335215a3a812a50dfb5c6d96d64a84 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndProfile.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndProfile.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int32_t mndProcessConnectReq(SRpcMsg *pReq) {
     goto _OVER;
   }
 
-  if (strncmp(connReq.passwd, pUser->pass, TSDB_PASSWORD_LEN - 1) != 0) {
+  if (strncmp(connReq.passwd, pUser->pass, TSDB_PASSWORD_LEN - 1) != 0 && !tsMndSkipGrant) {
     mGError("user:%s, failed to login from %s since invalid pass, input:%s", pReq->info.conn.user, ip, connReq.passwd);
     code = TSDB_CODE_MND_AUTH_FAILURE;
     goto _OVER;