>> [Meg-St-Clairs-iBook:/] meg% sudo update_prebinding -root > > you need to add one more character, the / see below... Don't you hate typos when using a command line? I do. Probably because of using too much Foxbase and trying to find the error in 256 charachters. Luckily on the Mac people make little shareware things that have been tested and should work OK. Here's a Versiontracker page that leads to two such goodies. I haven't tried them so this is informational only and not a recommendation. <http://www.versiontracker.com/mp/ new_search.m?productDB=&mode=Quick&OS_Filter=&search=prebinding&x=20&y=9 > If the url is broken by your emailer, go to Versiontracker.com and do a search in the OS X section for prebinding. --- Lobate Black Scale -- A Photo Essay By Jack Rodgers http://www.jackrodgers.com