>>fuser /mnt/cdrom yields nothing? Hmm.. haven't tried that. actually, didn't know that command existed.. Will try it later tonight, (if it happens again) as I'm now at work on a Windows box. :( Cheers, .^. Mun Heng, Ow /V\ H/M Engineering /( )\ Western Digital M'sia ^^-^^ DID : 03-7870 5168 The Linux Advocate -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list