Ed Morrison wrote: > This is interesting: > > Locate shows this: > > [root at ftp ~]# locate mysql | less > <snip> > > > But listing the directories will not show the same files: > > [root at ftp ~]# ls -al /var/lib/mysql/mysql > total 8 > drwx------ 2 mysql mysql 4096 Feb 14 11:44 . > drwxr-xr-x 4 mysql mysql 4096 Dec 24 13:13 .. > [root at ftp ~]# ls -al /var/lib/mysql/ > total 20 > drwxr-xr-x 4 mysql mysql 4096 Dec 24 13:13 . > drwxr-xr-x 27 root root 4096 Feb 14 11:44 .. > drwx------ 2 mysql mysql 4096 Feb 14 11:44 mysql > drwx------ 2 mysql mysql 4096 Feb 14 11:44 test reboot and force fsck touch /forcefsck && shutdown -r now The only time I have ever experienced files not being where they are suppose to be after a fresh install of a package is when the hard drive was going south. also try rpm --verify on the various mysql packages