Okay...trying not to be pissy :-) /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron /has/ to be 755 or 555 or otherwsie +x so that run-parts will execute it. Looks like in 2.0 it wasn't and I didn't catch it in time. Jack -- Jack Neely <slack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Linux Realm Kit Administration and Development PAMS Computer Operations at NC State University GPG Fingerprint: 1917 5AC1 E828 9337 7AA4 EA6B 213B 765F 3B6A 5B89