After the mysql database is populated, it should show up in SHOW DATABASES if you have permission to see it

[timsehn]

On a fresh sql-server with no databases:

MySQL [(none)]> CREATE USER 'timsehn'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.002 sec)
MySQL [(none)]> select user from mysql.user;
+---------+
| User    |
+---------+
| root    |
| timsehn |
+---------+
2 rows in set (0.001 sec)
ySQL [(none)]> select user();
+----------------+
| user()         |
+----------------+
| root@localhost |
+----------------+
1 row in set (0.001 sec)
MySQL [(none)]> show databases;
+--------------------+
| Database           |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
+--------------------+
1 row in set (0.000 sec)

mysql should show in the last query.