As you know the fontconfig.spec causes locl.conf to be overwritten, when local.conf is supposed to be the user's config file. After messing around with some messy %pre scripts for fontconfig.spec, I found the Easy Way (tm). %{_sysconfdir}/fonts/fonts.conf %{_sysconfdir}/fonts/fonts.dtd - %config %{_sysconfdir}/fonts/local.conf + %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/fonts/local.conf %{_bindir}/fc-* %{_libdir}/libfontconfig*.so.* %{_mandir}/man5/* You should have a real rpm'er look at it, bit I tried it and it Works For Me. sean _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus