mysql> create database test; ERROR 1006 (HY000): Can't create database 'test' (errno: 2)

Question

I can\'t create a database after logging in mysql under my root account. Do I have to make an admin account to do so? Also, for some reason, my StartUp file didn\'t install

Answer 1

You have one root user for several domains. Meaning you can connect and run queries on that database FROM the specified domains.

If you want to only show one, give it '%' for the domain and remove all others, although that is not advised. Save the root user for run rights only from localhost, and create limited users for running queries from outside.

As for test database error, it happens on fresh installs. Just reboot the mysql server(stop/start process) or the computer.

Also, make sure you have full rights by doing

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'thedomainyourunfrom/localhost/%' WITH GRANT OPTION;

this will give your root user full rights across all databases in the server

osx manual http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-macosx-excerpt/5.0/en/macosx-installation.html