diff -ru src/msql/index.c /src/msql/index.c
--- src/msql/index.c	Sun Jan 19 14:13:26 1997
+++ /src/msql/index.c	Sun Jan 19 14:14:06 1997
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
                 fd;
 
         msqlTrace(TRACE_IN,"loadIndices()");
-        (void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.idx",msqlHomeDir,db,table);
+        (void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.idx",db,table);
 #ifdef OS2
         fd = _sopen(path ,O_RDONLY | O_BINARY, SH_DENYNO, S_IREAD | S_IWRITE);
 #else
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 				curIndex->next = NULL;
 			}
                 }
-		sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.idx-%s",msqlHomeDir,db,table,
+		sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.idx-%s",db,table,
 			curIndex->name);
 		curIndex->tree = avlOpen(path);
 		curIndex->buf = (char *)malloc(curIndex->length + 1);
diff -ru src/msql/msqld.c /src/msql/msqld.c
--- src/msql/msqld.c	Sun Jan 19 14:13:26 1997
+++ /src/msql/msqld.c	Sun Jan 19 14:14:06 1997
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@
 	/*
 	** Ensure that the correct user owns the database files
 	*/
-	sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb",msqlGetCharConf("inst_dir"));
+	sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb");
 	if (stat(path,&sbuf) < 0)
 	{
 		printf("\nError!  Can't stat '%s'\n\n",path);
diff -ru src/msql/msqldb.c /src/msql/msqldb.c
--- src/msql/msqldb.c	Sun Jan 19 14:13:26 1997
+++ /src/msql/msqldb.c	Sun Jan 19 14:14:06 1997
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 #endif
 
 	msqlTrace(TRACE_IN,"msqlListDBs()");
-	(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb",msqlHomeDir);
+	(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb");
 	dirp = opendir(path);
 	if (!dirp)
 	{
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 #endif
 
 	msqlTrace(TRACE_IN,"msqlListTables()");
-	(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/%s",msqlHomeDir,db);
+	(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/%s",db);
 	dirp = opendir(path);
 	if (!dirp)
 	{
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@
 	struct	stat buf;
 
 	msqlTrace(TRACE_IN,"msqlInit()");
-	(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/%s",msqlHomeDir,db);
+	(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/%s",db);
 	if (stat(path,&buf) < 0)
 	{
 		sprintf(errMsg,BAD_DB_ERROR,db);
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@
 	/*
 	** Write the catalog entry
 	*/
-	(void)sprintf(defPath,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.def",msqlHomeDir,db,table);
+	(void)sprintf(defPath,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.def",db,table);
 #ifdef OS2
 	fd = _sopen(defPath,O_RDONLY,SH_DENYNO, S_IREAD | S_IWRITE);
 #else
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@
 	** Create an empty table
 	*/
 	
-	(void)sprintf(datPath,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.dat",msqlHomeDir,db,table);
+	(void)sprintf(datPath,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.dat",db,table);
 	(void)unlink(datPath);
 #ifdef OS2
         fd = _sopen(datPath,O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY, SH_DENYNO, 
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@
 	** Create an empty index def file
 	*/
 	
-	(void)sprintf(idxPath,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.idx",msqlHomeDir,db,table);
+	(void)sprintf(idxPath,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.idx",db,table);
 	(void)unlink(idxPath);
 #ifdef OS2
         fd = _sopen(idxPath,O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY, SH_DENYNO, 
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@
 	/*
 	** Create an empty overflow file
 	*/
-	(void)sprintf(oflPath,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.ofl",msqlHomeDir,db,table);
+	(void)sprintf(oflPath,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.ofl",db,table);
 	(void)unlink(oflPath);
 #ifdef OS2
         fd = _sopen(oflPath,O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY, SH_DENYNO, 
@@ -1454,10 +1454,10 @@
 	/*
 	** Can't clash with another index either
 	*/
-	(void)sprintf(defPath,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.idx",msqlHomeDir,db,
+	(void)sprintf(defPath,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.idx",db,
 		index->table);
 
-	(void)sprintf(idxPath,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.idx-%s",msqlHomeDir,db,
+	(void)sprintf(idxPath,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.idx-%s",db,
 		index->table, index->name);
 
 #ifdef OS2
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@
 	/*
 	** Now blow away the table files
 	*/
-	(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.def",msqlHomeDir,db,table);
+	(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.def",db,table);
 #ifdef OS2
 	fp = fopen(path,"rb");
 #else
@@ -1733,15 +1733,15 @@
 	}
 	(void)fclose(fp);
 	unlink(path);
-	(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.dat",msqlHomeDir,db,table);
+	(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.dat",db,table);
 	unlink(path);
-	(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.ofl",msqlHomeDir,db,table);
+	(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.ofl",db,table);
 	unlink(path);
 
 	/*
 	** Take care of the index files.
 	*/
-	(void)sprintf(defPath,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.idx",msqlHomeDir,db,table);
+	(void)sprintf(defPath,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.idx",db,table);
 #ifdef OS2
         fd = _sopen(defPath,O_RDONLY | O_BINARY, SH_DENYNO, S_IREAD | S_IWRITE);
 #else
@@ -1751,8 +1751,8 @@
 	{
 		while(read(fd,&tmp,sizeof(tmp)) == sizeof(tmp))
 		{
-			(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.idx-%s",
-				msqlHomeDir,db,table,tmp.name);
+			(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.idx-%s",
+				db,table,tmp.name);
 			unlink(path);
 		}
 		close(fd);
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@
 		return(-1);
 	}
 
-	(void)sprintf(defPath,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.idx",msqlHomeDir,db,
+	(void)sprintf(defPath,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.idx",db,
 		index->table);
 #ifdef OS2
         in = _sopen(defPath,O_RDONLY | O_BINARY, SH_DENYNO, S_IREAD | S_IWRITE);
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@
 		msqlTrace(TRACE_OUT,"msqlDropIndex()");
 		return(-1);
 	}
-	(void)sprintf(tmpPath,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.idx-tmp",msqlHomeDir,db,
+	(void)sprintf(tmpPath,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.idx-tmp",db,
 		index->table);
 #ifdef OS2
         out = _sopen(tmpPath,O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_BINARY, SH_DENYNO, 
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@
 	*/
 	unlink(defPath);
 	rename(tmpPath,defPath);
-	sprintf(tmpPath,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.idx-%s",msqlHomeDir,db,
+	sprintf(tmpPath,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.idx-%s",db,
                 index->table, index->name);
 	unlink(tmpPath);
 
@@ -2412,7 +2412,7 @@
 	** See if the directory exists
 	*/
 
-	(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/%s", msqlHomeDir, db);
+	(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/%s", db);
 	dirp = opendir(path);
 	if (dirp)
 	{
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@
 	** See if the directory exists
 	*/
 
-	(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/%s", msqlHomeDir, db);
+	(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/%s", db);
 	dirp = opendir(path);
 	if (!dirp)
 	{
diff -ru src/msql/table.c /src/msql/table.c
--- src/msql/table.c	Sun Jan 19 14:13:27 1997
+++ /src/msql/table.c	Sun Jan 19 14:14:06 1997
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 {
 	char	path[MAXPATHLEN];
 
-	(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.dat",msqlHomeDir,db,table);
+	(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.dat",db,table);
 #ifdef OS2
         return(_sopen(path,O_RDWR | O_BINARY, SH_DENYNO, S_IREAD | S_IWRITE));
 #else
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 {
 	char	path[MAXPATHLEN];
 
-	(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.ofl",msqlHomeDir,db,table);
+	(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.ofl",db,table);
 #ifdef OS2
         return(_sopen(path,O_RDWR | O_BINARY, SH_DENYNO, S_IREAD | S_IWRITE));
 #else
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 	static	char buf[MAX_FIELDS * sizeof(field_t)];
 
 	msqlTrace(TRACE_IN,"readTableDef()");
-	(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/%s/%s.def",msqlHomeDir,db,table);
+	(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/%s/%s.def",db,table);
 #ifdef OS2
         fd = _sopen(path, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY, SH_DENYNO, S_IREAD | S_IWRITE);
 #else
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
 	DIR	*dirp;
 	char	path[MAXPATHLEN];
 
-	(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/.tmp",msqlHomeDir);
+	(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/.tmp");
 	dirp = opendir(path);
 	if (!dirp)
 	{
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
 			cur = readdir(dirp);
 			continue;
 		}
-		(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/.tmp/%s",msqlHomeDir,
+		(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/.tmp/%s",
 			cur->d_name);
 		unlink(path);
 		cur = readdir(dirp);
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
 	{
 		tmpfile = cp+1;
 	}
-	(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/.tmp/%s.dat",msqlHomeDir,tmpfile);
+	(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/.tmp/%s.dat",tmpfile);
 
 
 	/*
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@
 	char	path[MAXPATHLEN];
 
         msqlTrace(TRACE_IN,"freeTmpTable()");
-	(void)sprintf(path,"%s/msqldb/.tmp/%s.dat",msqlHomeDir,entry->table);
+	(void)sprintf(path,"/var/db/msqldb/.tmp/%s.dat",entry->table);
 	freeTableDef(entry->def);
 	entry->def = NULL;
 	*(entry->db) = 0;