=== modified file 'sql/ha_ndbcluster.cc'
--- sql/ha_ndbcluster.cc	2009-11-08 12:52:27 +0000
+++ sql/ha_ndbcluster.cc	2009-11-17 15:59:23 +0000
@@ -12597,6 +12597,7 @@ int ha_ndbcluster::alter_table_phase1(TH
     DBUG_PRINT("info", ("Failed to start schema transaction"));
     ERR_PRINT(dict->getNdbError());
     error= ndb_to_mysql_error(&dict->getNdbError());
+    table->file->print_error(error, MYF(0));
     goto err;
   }