I am trying to set up a mandrake 7.2 box to use netgroup for authentication in hosts.allow , etc... I get this message in /var/log/messages: Jun 1 06:58:00 fox xinetd[585]: warning: /etc/hosts.allow, line 7: netgroup support is disabled OR Jun 1 11:00:09 fox portmap[378]: warning: /etc/hosts.allow, line 7: netgroup support is disabled I have a feeling that this is contributing to another problem. In /etc/exports I want to share to my netgroup as well. ypcat netgroup -k shows that I have a valid bind (hosts & passwd as well) file: #/etc/exports /home @mynetgroup(rw) exportfs shows the group... # exportfs /home @mynetgroup but machines in the group are denied unless explicitly given rights as in /home my.host.here.edu(rw) ideas? Thanks in advance! -- Brock Murch System Administrator / Programmer X-Band Data Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]