I hate when I forget passwords, too. Especially when I didn't write them down and safe-keep them somewhere. Regards, rmdirms Jeff wrote: > Never mind. Dumb mistake. I had an older version of mysql > on this system set to a password which I forgot. > -- rmdirms... seen on the internet ...w98-nt...32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition...