no i see the correct permissions for A when i switch to A. no matter what i click on at the bottom, i see the correct permissions for whichever database i'm in. i just don't see the correct permissions until i have clicked on something. also, in case i forgot to mention, all the permissions have been set to 0 or null in the password file. i'll get an attachment ready!

oh, i have used the special permission for years without a problem so i don't think that's the problem either.