don't recreate the mysql user. Assume they are configured correctly
diff --git a/tools/setup_software.sh b/tools/setup_software.sh
index f518d16..71909d9 100755
--- a/tools/setup_software.sh
+++ b/tools/setup_software.sh
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@
 
 mkdir -p /var/lib/turbo-hipster
 chown turbo-hipster:turbo-hipster /var/log/turbo-hipster
+
+mysql -u root -e "create user 'nova'@'localhost' identified by 'tester';"
+mysql -u root -e "grant all privileges on nova.* TO 'nova'@'localhost';"