Comment out this line: datadir = c:/SQLData
in the my.ini file in your windows (winnt) folder and remove the my.cnf from your c:\. Start the server. The default location of the data folder is c:/mysql/data. You told it to look in c:/SQLData and it can't find it's security database. Also you should have either my.ini OR my.cnf. Not both. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
