Why am I getting this error. Is the rpm program not working. I am running as user admin not root. I was told that I can still install mysql without using the root user. The only thing i know is that when I went to that directory below I don't have permission to write to that directory. I am not a expert in network administration. I just want some reasoning behind this error. failed to open //var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm error: cannot open //var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php