Github user cloud-fan commented on the issue:
https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/22466
> That link says Hive does support EXTERNAL. What am I missing?
Hive supports `EXTERNAL` only for tables, not databases.
The CREATE TABLE syntax:
```
CREATE [TEMPORARY] [EXTERNAL] TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS] [db_name.]table_name ...
```
The CREATE DATABASE syntax:
```
CREATE (DATABASE|SCHEMA) [IF NOT EXISTS] database_name ...
```
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