mysql_fix_privilege_tables(1)

NAME

       mysql_fix_privilege_tables - upgrade MySQL system tables

SYNOPSIS

       mysql_fix_privilege_tables --password=root_password

DESCRIPTION

       Some releases of MySQL introduce changes to the structure
       of the system tables in the mysql database to add new
       privileges or support new features. When you update to a
       new version of MySQL, you should update your system tables
       as well to make sure that their structure is up to date.
       Otherwise, there might be capabilities that you cannot
       take advantage of. First, make a backup of your mysql
       database, and then use the following procedure.

       Note: As of MySQL 5.0.19, mysql_fix_privilege_tables is
       superseded by mysql_upgrade, which should be used instead.
       See mysql_upgrade(1).

       On Unix or Unix-like systems, update the system tables by
       running the mysql_fix_privilege_tables script:

       shell> mysql_fix_privilege_tables

       You must run this script while the server is running. It
       attempts to connect to the server running on the local
       host as root. If your root account requires a password,
       indicate the password on the command line like this:

       shell> mysql_fix_privilege_tables --password=root_password

       The mysql_fix_privilege_tables script performs any actions
       necessary to convert your system tables to the current
       format. You might see some Duplicate column name warnings
       as it runs; you can ignore them.

       After running the script, stop the server and restart it.

       On Windows systems, MySQL distributions include a
       mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sql SQL script that you can run
       using the mysql client. For example, if your MySQL
       installation is located at C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL
       Server 5.0, the commands look like this:

       C:\> cd "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0"
       C:\> bin\mysql -u root -p mysql
       mysql> SOURCE scripts/mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sql

       The mysql command will prompt you for the root password;
       enter it when prompted.

       If your installation is located in some other directory,
       adjust the pathnames appropriately.

       As with the Unix procedure, you might see some Duplicate
       column name warnings as mysql processes the statements in
       the mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sql script; you can ignore
       them.

       After running the script, stop the server and restart it.

SEE ALSO

       msql2mysql(1), myisamchk(1), myisamlog(1), myisampack(1),
       mysql(1), mysql.server(1), mysql_config(1),
       mysql_upgrade(1), mysql_zap(1), mysqlaccess(1),
       mysqladmin(1), mysqlbinlog(1), mysqlcheck(1), mysqld(1),
       mysqld_multi(1), mysqld_safe(1), mysqldump(1),
       mysqlhotcopy(1), mysqlimport(1), mysqlmanager(1),
       mysqlshow(1), perror(1), replace(1), safe_mysqld(1)

       For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference
       Manual, which may already be installed locally and which
       is also available online at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.

AUTHOR

       MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/).  This software comes
       with no warranty.

MySQL 5.0                   03/04/2006     FBMYSQL_FIX_PRIVILE(1)