Hi,

Plz see the below statements

mysql> show databases;
+----------+
| Database |
+----------+
| abcd |
| mysql |
| test |
+----------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> use abcd;
Database changed
mysql> show grants for root@localhost;
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Grants for root@localhost |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------| GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION |
| GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `x`.* TO 'root'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------2 rows in set (0.01 sec)

Here i wanated to know why to grant have displayed, what is this 'x'??
is it a user? Im working in an existing sytem.In my knowldge there is supposed to have only the first line. Can anybody tell me whats this 'x'?

thanx.

`x` is, or was, a database. You can grant privileges on nonexistent databases, and when you remove a database it does not remove associated privileges.