This is interesting: Locate shows this: [root@ftp ~]# locate mysql | less <snip> /var/lib/mysql /var/lib/mysql/ib_logfile0 /var/lib/mysql/ibdata1 /var/lib/mysql/vpopmail /var/lib/mysql/vpopmail/db.opt /var/lib/mysql/ib_logfile1 /var/lib/mysql/mysql /var/lib/mysql/mysql/user.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/help_relation.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone_leap_second.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/tables_priv.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/help_relation.MYI /var/lib/mysql/mysql/db.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/columns_priv.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone_transition.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/func.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone_name.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/help_keyword.MYI /var/lib/mysql/mysql/db.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/help_relation.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/columns_priv.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone_leap_second.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone_transition_type.MYI /var/lib/mysql/mysql/help_category.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone.MYI /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone_transition.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone_transition.MYI /var/lib/mysql/mysql/help_topic.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/host.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/help_topic.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone_transition_type.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/help_category.MYI /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone_name.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/host.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/host.MYI /var/lib/mysql/mysql/user.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/func.MYI /var/lib/mysql/mysql/columns_priv.MYI /var/lib/mysql/mysql/tables_priv.MYI /var/lib/mysql/mysql/func.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/user.MYI /var/lib/mysql/mysql/help_category.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/help_keyword.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone_name.MYI /var/lib/mysql/mysql/help_keyword.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/tables_priv.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone.frm /var/lib/mysql/mysql/db.MYI /var/lib/mysql/mysql/help_topic.MYI /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone_transition_type.MYD /var/lib/mysql/mysql/time_zone_leap_second.MYI /var/lib/mysql/test /var/www/cgi-bin/extlib/Class/PObject/Driver/mysql.pm /var/run/mysqld But listing the directories will not show the same files: [root@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@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 _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos