alter table performance_schema.status_by_account add column foo integer; ERROR 42000: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' to database 'performance_schema' truncate table performance_schema.status_by_account; ALTER TABLE performance_schema.status_by_account ADD INDEX test_index(VARIABLE_NAME); ERROR 42000: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' to database 'performance_schema' CREATE UNIQUE INDEX test_index ON performance_schema.status_by_account(VARIABLE_NAME); ERROR 42000: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' to database 'performance_schema' DROP INDEX `ACCOUNT` ON performance_schema.status_by_account; ERROR 42000: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' to database 'performance_schema'