I encountered the same problem on a Rh 5.0, and this was the cause: - /proc was mounted, but there was no report about that in /etc/mtab. Check your /etc/mtab - is /proc mentioned there ? - to fix that i edited /etc/rc.c/rc.sysinit. See if you have this sections : ............... # check for arguments mount -t proc /proc /proc ............... # Clear mtab >/etc/mtab # Enter root into mtab mount -f / mount -f /proc ............... What was missing was the last line : mount -f /proc. As you can see, /proc was mounted previously, but after clearing mtab, it wasn't reintroduced in /etc/mtab. -- Andrei Postolache, Romania, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Linux user -- -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.