Should be selv explainable: postgres@Server:/home/legshot > initdb initdb: You must identify where the the data for this database system will reside. Do this with either a --pgdata invocation option or a PGDATA environment variable. postgres@Server:/home/legshot > echo $PGDATA /mnt/hdb/usr/local/pgsql/data --- PGDATA is set and still initdb claims about it? Any help? Tia and regrads Chris ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])