Hi, What does some thing like eject /dev/scd0 produce? Does it open the drive or complain about the device? That 0,0,0 should also be known to the system as /dev/scd0 regards, Willem -- Willem van der Walt Information Services Directorate Department of Health South Africa tel: 27 12 3120700 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list