diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/RegionInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/RegionInfo.cs
index 5cbc776531..34a69d74f8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/RegionInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/RegionInfo.cs
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
 
         // Apparently, we're applying the same estatesettings regardless of whether it's local or remote.
 
+        // MT: Yes. Estates can't span trust boundaries. Therefore, it can be
+        // assumed that all instances belonging to one estate are able to
+        // access the same database server. Since estate settings are lodaed
+        // from there, that should be sufficient for full remote administration
+
         public RegionInfo(string description, string filename, bool skipConsoleConfig)
         {
             configMember =
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
index 0b3d5dffdb..1e2b8a5fa5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
@@ -311,7 +311,12 @@ namespace OpenSim
 
                 case "create-region":
                     string regionsDir = ConfigSource.Source.Configs["Startup"].GetString("regionload_regionsdir", "Regions").Trim();
-                    CreateRegion(new RegionInfo(cmdparams[0], String.Format("{0}/{1}", regionsDir, cmdparams[1]), false), true);
+                    string regionFile = String.Format("{0}/{1}", regionsDir, cmdparams[1]);
+                    // Allow absolute and relative specifiers
+                    if (cmdparams[1].StartsWith("/") || cmdparams[1].StartsWith("\\") || cmdparams[1].StartsWith(".."))
+                        regionFile = cmdparams[1];
+
+                    CreateRegion(new RegionInfo(cmdparams[0], regionFile, false), true);
                     break;
 
                 case "remove-region":