Error came up when editing a contact. Can create contacts with no problem. Using mysql 4.1.9 on hosted linux server.

mysql error 1054 about no 'portal_password' in fields list.

Using PHPmyadmin, I created a field for 'portal_password' in the 'Contacts' table, using the other fields as a guide.
The error is now gone.

As I know little of mysql/php/sugar, will this cause any problems down the road?