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# Error 1006: Can't create database

Reference for MariaDB error 1006 (HY000), including common causes like insufficient disk space and file permission issues.

| Error Code | SQLSTATE | Error                | Description                            |
| ---------- | -------- | -------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| 1006       | HY000    | ER\_CANT\_CREATE\_DB | Can't create database '%s' (errno: %d) |

## Possible Causes and Solutions

The server prints more than the number shown above: it follows the error number with the operating-system error text in double quotes, for example `2 "No such file or directory"`.

### Insufficient Disk Space

The server has insufficient free disk space to create the database. Free up space and retry.

### File Permissions

There may be a file permission issue on the data directories. Check both the user and group permissions and set accordingly.

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