Placement of database (newbie question)

I want to create a new database and place it in a drive
and directory other than C:\Program files\microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL\Data. When I attempt this I get Error 5123:
CREATE FILE encountered operating system error5(Access
denied).....
Must I create the new database in the C: as above? If not
how do I get around the above. I can create files and
folders in that drive from any other program.
The reason for creating in a different drive is space
issues.Anon,
What account rights is the SQL Server service running with? Are you running
as a local admin? Or a specific account?
What this is telling you is that that account does not have rights to your
destination. You should be able to grant rights to the directory to your
SQL Server account and all will be fine.
The following article on MSDN has a lot of server setup information:
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Scalability Project-Server Consolidation
http://tinyurl.com/5asz7
Russell Fields
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> I want to create a new database and place it in a drive
> and directory other than C:\Program files\microsoft SQL
> Server\MSSQL\Data. When I attempt this I get Error 5123:
> CREATE FILE encountered operating system error5(Access
> denied).....
> Must I create the new database in the C: as above? If not
> how do I get around the above. I can create files and
> folders in that drive from any other program.
> The reason for creating in a different drive is space
> issues.