rod, i'm curious why you're rolling your own. is there functionality in integrit (free tripwire clone) that you'd like to implement? pete -- First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Gandhi, being prophetic about Linux. Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D