Maybe it is related. Maybe not, I am not a MySQL/MariaDB guru myself. What I can tell you is that it doesn't work either way:
$ sudo mariadb -u root [sudo] password for this.user: Welcome to the MariaDB monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MariaDB connection id is 14 Server version: 10.6.16-MariaDB-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others. Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement. MariaDB [(none)]> select user from mysql.user; ERROR 1356 (HY000): View 'mysql.user' references invalid table(s) or column(s) or function(s) or definer/invoker of view lack rights to use them -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2055320 Title: root user has problems To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb-10.6/+bug/2055320/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
