To add: Table db.user does not exist. means you need to read 4.16 of the
manual "Post Installation". You need to install the grant tables using
mysql_install_db.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Seung-woo Nam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 23:54
Subject: Re: A newbie question
> Hi
> By saying "mysql -u root mysql" you are telling mysql that you are going
to use
> the database mysql which you have to use to add new users. Another way of
doing
> it is type "mysql -u root" to log in and type "use mysql" in mysql command
> line. "test" is a database created by mysql by default when you install it
so
> that you can test creating tables and running quieries on it.
>
> Seung-woo Nam
>
> anil kumar wrote:
>
> > hello All,
> > I am new to mysql database. I downloaded mysql and running on my
> > system.
> > For adminiatrative purpose the command i run as written in manual is
> > "mysql -u root mysql"
> > I am unable to understand why i have to write mysql after "-u root"
why
> > not any other database name "test".
> > I tried to run the command like this
> > "mysql -u root test"
> > and when i tried to add a user i ghot Error
> > Table db.user does not exist.
> > I am unable to understand the meaning of above Error.
> > Please help me to understand the problem.
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > anil
> >
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Before posting, please check:
> http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual)
> http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive)
>
> To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To unsubscribe, e-mail
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Before posting, please check:
http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual)
http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive)
To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
