Tom I have downloaded postgres V. 7.1.1 and run gunzip and tar on the file.... before I run config I need direction.. I noticed less space on /dev/sda3 then on /dev/sdb/2.. So, I have decided on an install on /dev/sdb2 which I mount on boot through mtab to /mnt/sdb2 It looks like... Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/sda3 2974519 2418544 402155 86% / /dev/sdb2 979482 239885 688993 26% /mnt/sdb2 So my ./configure line will appear as... @$ ./configure --prefix=/mnt/sdb2 --with-perl --with-python --with-tcl --enable-odbc --with-java Does the above look correct ?? Following Questons from Install Man.. To utilize shared libraries I assume I will have to do nothing more per 1.6.1. Shared Libraries "as the sections states unecessary for Linux." ** TRUE or FALSE Further 1.6.2. Environment Variables Per this section set a path for all users in /etc/profile, in my case PATH=$PATH:/mnt/sdb2/usr/local/pgsql/bin:/All/Other/Dirs and MANPATH=$MANPATH:/mnt/sdb2/usr/local/pgsql/man ** TRUE or FALSE DID I Miss anything ... Nothing is worst than an install that doesn't run.. Well almost anything.. ; > ) Thank You Bob T " Swithching from DB2 (0 (0 are They watching !" [] UUU "" UUU ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://www.postgresql.org/search.mpl