Are Users 'User'@'%' and 'User'@'localhost' not the same?

Question

I created a user per the first command but cannot logon via localhost (linux). This link mysqldoc indicates that I need to create a second user by the same name, but usin

Answer 1

User@% would allow access from all locations. User@localhost would only allow access from localhost. They are two different users with two different passwords (though you can set them to the same password, but if you update one password the other will not auto-update)