Hello, I'm running mysql 3.23.37 on a Debian potato install. I ran through the install from the mysql.com web site. Everything seems to work ok but I do have one question. When I run mysqladmin or mysql I have to put a ./ in front. I get a command not found if I don't. Is this correct behavior? I'm trying to run through a mysql/perl tutorial I found on a web site that produces a guestbook. When I enter this line: mysql -uroot -e"insert into user(Host,User,Password) values('localhost','guestbook',password('guestbook')" mysql after entering the previous lines fine, I get the following error: ./mysql -uroot -e"insert into user(Host,User,Password) values('localhost','guestbook',password('guestbook')" mysql ERROR 1064 at line 1: You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'user(Host,User,Password) values('localhost','guestbook',password('guestbook')' at line 1 I also tried this on mysql 3.23.36 with the same result. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks, Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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