diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index 049940989d..ec69b3e416 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ storage_plugin = "OpenSim.DataStore.MonoSqlite.dll"
 storage_connection_string="URI=file:OpenSim.db,version=3";
 
 ; --- To use MySQL storage, supply your own connectionstring (this is only an example):
+;     note that the supplied account needs create privilegies if you want it to auto-create needed tables.
 ; storage_plugin="OpenSim.Framework.Data.MySQL.dll"
 ; storage_connection_string="Data Source=localhost;Database=opensim;User ID=opensim;Password=*****;";