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Neil Winchurst wrote: > > The program seems to run just fine. Looking at folder /root, it is a > locked folder, so mysql running as an ordinary user couldn't use it > anyway, so I expect I got that bit wrong. "/root" is the root users home directory. Either way nothing should be installed into "/" for packages like MySQL. My guess is that perhaps you ran an install as root, and relocated the package to the wrong place (i.e. into the current users home directory). I doubt Mandriva is doing this by default, and if it is, it is time to switch distros already ;) -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html