Ok, when this machine boots up, if I try to login it takes forever (like 10 minutes) and generally rejects the password on the first attempt. On the second attempt it takes 5 minutes or so and accepts it and all future login attempts happen as one would expect. Other (potnentially related) bugginess in the boot process is it generally freezes on starting up linuxconf then kicks in after about 5 minutes. Any ideas?/Requests for conf files ect? -- -David Talbot ***************************************************************************** So long as the government has the power to invade our lives, rummage through our records, and take what it wants from our income, we will have only as much freedom and take-home pay as the politicians condescend to let us have. -Harry Browne Libertarian Canidate for President (www.HarryBrowne2000.org) ******************************************************************************