Hi Bob, > Also, when I try to run up2date from Gnome (started as user1) by clicking > on the toolbar icon -> then clicking on 'Open up2date', then putting in > root password in resulting dialog box, nothing happens after that This is already in bugzilla: cannot run up2date as user_r or staff_r (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=122712). Leonard. -- mount -t life -o ro /dev/dna /genetic/research