diff -r 000000000000 -r 0d40e90630ef web/lib/django/core/management/commands/dbshell.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/web/lib/django/core/management/commands/dbshell.py	Wed Jan 20 00:34:04 2010 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand, CommandError
+
+class Command(NoArgsCommand):
+    help = "Runs the command-line client for the current DATABASE_ENGINE."
+
+    requires_model_validation = False
+
+    def handle_noargs(self, **options):
+        from django.db import connection
+        try:
+            connection.client.runshell()
+        except OSError:
+            # Note that we're assuming OSError means that the client program
+            # isn't installed. There's a possibility OSError would be raised
+            # for some other reason, in which case this error message would be
+            # inaccurate. Still, this message catches the common case.
+            raise CommandError('You appear not to have the %r program installed or on your path.' % \
+                connection.client.executable_name)