I've created a local group using yumgroups.pl that the yum client sees: [root@hannah root]# yum grouplist Setting up Group Process Setting up Repo: rhel3-isr-extras repomd.xml 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 Available Groups: rhel3-isr-extras Done This group has some packages that aren't currently installed: [root@hannah root]# yum list [root@hannah root]# yum list Setting up Repo: rhel3-isr-extras repomd.xml 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 Reading repository metadata in from local files rhel3-isr-: ################################################## 52/52 Installed Packages 4Suite.i386 0.11.1-14 installed <snip> . . . </snip> zsh.i386 4.0.7-1 installed Available Packages RealPlayer.i586 10.0.1.436-20040924 rhel3-isr-extras TIVguid.i386 1.1.0-0 rhel3-isr-extras TIVsm-API.i386 5.1.5-0 rhel3-isr-extras TIVsm-BA.i386 5.1.5-0 rhel3-isr-extras But the uninstalled packages won't install as a group: [root@hannah root]# yum groupinstall rhel3-isr-extras Setting up Group Process Setting up Repo: rhel3-isr-extras repomd.xml 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 Reading repository metadata in from local files rhel3-isr-: ################################################## 52/52 No packages in any requested group available to install Any idea what might be wrong? TIA, mjc -- Michael J. Carter | Try not to have a good time ... This is IT Team Leader | supposed to be educational. -- Charles Space Data Systems (ISR-3) | Schulz Los Alamos National Laboratory |