Hi Adam, I reinstalled util-linux and removed libsafe and clock still hangs. Have not tried shutting down, but I assume if clock hangs, my shutdown script will hang too. This gets curiouser and curiouser. On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Adam Myrow wrote: > Maybe your hwclock binary is corrupt? One thing to try since you said you > are using Slackware is to reinstall the util-linux package. This contains > several essential utilities including hwclock. I'd give that a shot. If > that fails, remove libsafe and try again to use hwclock. Good luck. > -- The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (81% of Full) So visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck