\fBmysql_upgrade\fR, which should be used instead\&. See
\fBmysql_upgrade\fR(1)\&.
.sp .5v
.RE
.PP
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\&.
.PP
\fBmysql_fix_privilege_tables\fR
is an older script that previously was used to uprade the system tables in the
mysql
database after a MySQL upgrade\&.
.PP
Before running
\fBmysql_fix_privilege_tables\fR, make a backup of your
mysql
database\&.
.PP
On Unix or Unix\-like systems, update the system tables by running the
\fBmysql_fix_privilege_tables\fR
script:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
shell> \fBmysql_fix_privilege_tables\fR
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
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:
If your installation is located in some other directory, adjust the path names appropriately\&.
.PP
As with the Unix procedure, you might see some
Duplicate column name
warnings as
\fBmysql\fR
processes the statements in the
mysql_fix_privilege_tables\&.sql
script; you can ignore them\&.
.PP
After running the script, stop the server and restart it\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.br
.PP
Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
.PP
This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
.PP
This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
.PP
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
.sp
.SH "SEE ALSO"
For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual,
which may already be installed locally and which is also available
