[Bug 306805] New: akonadi 4.8.5 reports error that "mysql.servers" cannot be locked

[Christian]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=306805

            Bug ID: 306805
          Severity: normal
           Version: 4.8
          Priority: NOR
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
           Summary: akonadi 4.8.5 reports error that "mysql.servers"
                    cannot be locked
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: Linux
          Reporter: joulupukin.tontut at yandex.ru
          Hardware: Gentoo Packages
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
         Component: general
           Product: Akonadi

I don't know what the consequences of this are. But when I open the
"AkonadiTray" configuration of Akonadi dialog and there go to "Test...", I see
a red X on "MySQL service log contains errors." The only error in this file
(the others look like Info or Warning) is this:
[ERROR] Can't open and lock privilege tables: Table 'mysql.servers' doesn't
exist

On the FAQ page of Akonadi http://userbase.kde.org/Akonadi_4.4/Troubleshooting
I am told that this error means I should place some config file into
~/.config/akonadi/mysql-local.conf .

In my view, this is a bug. If akonadi wants that config file there, it should
create it there when akonadi starts for the first time. By default the user
should not be expected to edit any akonadi-specific config files just to make
akonadi work.

(Also, I'm not sure if this is actually a "problem", but I have a feeling that
my akonadi is not working properly, so I'm trying to find out anything that
could be wrong with it. Of course, ideally, a fresh akonadi installation should
work without any error messages in any logs...)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install akonadi and set it to use an internal MySQL.
2. Open the AkonadiTray > Settings and check the "Test..." button from the
second tab.
Actual Results:  
This error message is shown in a red question mark and there is a FAQ on the
web that tells me how to edit or modify an Akonadi config file manually.

Expected Results:  
The Akonadi should set up its own config files in such a way that it works. If
this is something that the user can choose one way or another, it should be
configurable in a user interface. If this is something that can be "fixed" with
no choices to be made, akonadi should fix itself.

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