Heath, > well, i used mkfile...but yes..that worked fine. Bizarre. I'm stumped. Is there any chance that I can log onto the system in question as the LDM user? I would need the fully-qualified hostname, the user name (presumably "ldm"), and the password. Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: CCW-960122 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed