How to delete mysql databases?

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It does defy logic, at least to my current understanding of how things work.

I wish you guys could all pop around for a drink and see it for yourselves - I would love to see the looks on various faces as I demonstrate the issue.

I still can only think it is something to do with samba or networking. But that's as far as I can tell based on ruling out other possibilities.

Next I will try another fresh install on new media and see how I get on. But that will be 'sometime' as I don't have time to do it now.