If you are packaging init scripts with a file path of /etc/init.d/your_script you *need* to either: a) prereq chkconfig (even if you don't call it) b) package it in /etc/rc.d/init.d/your_script As /etc/init.d is a symlink, if you don't do one of these, your package may be installed first, and this will cause chkconfig to fail to install later. Bill