Been there, done that, fixed it, don't remember exactly how, except there was some /etc/my.cnf timeout parameter that I temporarily set to some ridiculously high value. I think I used "wait_timeout = 6000". :::: What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? -- Henry David Thoreau :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op ::::