Getting error 1006: Can't create database

I have root privileges but keep getting a "Can't create database" error (1006). I can use other existing databases though. I even checked the tables of my user to make sure I had all privileges. I started getting this error after dropping one of the databases. I tried doing "chown -R mysql ." in /var/lib/mysql but that didn't help.

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The only two restrictions to creating are database are MySQL permissions and operating system restrictions. You should verify that your root privileges do indeed include permission to create a database (check for permission in the User table of the mysql database), and if you do, try creating a directory in your data folder while logged in as the mysql user.

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