It seems that all of the script tutorials are based on running in the console mode. When I create the following script, and run it from a kde command window, only the first ech line works. #!/bin/bash echo "Decrypt the encrypted partition" echo exec /bin/su echo exec /etc/init.d/boot.crypto start # to unmount the drive: as root: /etc/init.d/boot.crypto stop exit exit My next challenge is to execute the above from an icon. The two exits are to close the console window. any help or referral to a site would be helpful. -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.americansentry.net ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.