In the words of a l a n t h o m p s o n: > so, under /Users you have a directory called "ghost" as in /Users/ghost > ? No, sorry for being unclear. I have two separate "Users" folders on my hard drive. They seem mirrored -- anything I do with one of them also happens in the other. Much like an alias of my Users folder, only it's no alias... Thanks for your interest. Magnus Stockholm