Steven, I've looked over the pqexpire(1) code and don't see how the "-w" option could cause it to hang. Having said that, I also don't see that it's necessary to use it. I would be interested in seeing the log messages from your pqexpire(1) "-w" processes at the DEBUG-level. Do you think you can do that? Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: VOM-137597 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: On Hold