I've got it working as follows: mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/inittab echo "bl:7:once:/usr/bin/setterm -blank 0" \ > /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/inittab/90noblank /sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/inittab /sbin/telinit -q -- Regards Peter ---------- Peter Samuel [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.e-smith.org (development) http://www.e-smith.com (corporate) Phone: +1 613 368 4398 Fax: +1 613 564 7739 e-smith, inc. 1500-150 Metcalfe St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1P1 Canada "If you kill all your unhappy customers, you'll only have happy ones left"