$ mysql -h my.mysql.server -u sample -p -A sample Enter password: Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 263935 to server version: 4.1.16-standard mysql> create database another; ERROR 1044: Access denied for user 'sample'@'%' to database 'another' mysql> create database sAmple; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)