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