Thread:Project:Support desk/Database error after updating MediaWiki from 1.5.2 to 1.6/reply (3)

Thanks to hexmode @ #mediawiki@freenode.net i learned that the error:

Database returned error "1142: CREATE command denied to user 'wikiuser'@'localhost' for table 'user_properties' (localhost)"

Could be resolved by editing LocalSettings.php to change the wikiuser to the sql administrator, then change it back after update.