connect mysql, localhost, root,,; use mysql; alter table user drop column is_role; alter table user drop column default_role; alter table user drop column max_statement_time; flush privileges; create role test_role; ERROR HY000: Column count of mysql.user is wrong. Expected 45, found 44. Created with MariaDB MYSQL_VERSION_ID, now running MYSQL_VERSION_ID. Please use mysql_upgrade to fix this error drop role test_role; ERROR HY000: Operation DROP ROLE failed for 'test_role' alter table user add column is_role enum('N', 'Y') default 'N' not null COLLATE utf8_general_ci after password_expired; create role test_role; create user test_user@localhost; grant test_role to test_user@localhost; set default role test_role for root@localhost; drop role test_role; drop user test_user@localhost; alter table user add column default_role char(80) binary default '' not null COLLATE utf8_general_ci after is_role; alter table user add max_statement_time decimal(12,6) default 0 not null after default_role; update user set is_role='N'; flush privileges; create role test_role; drop role test_role;