Also, it helps to add these lines to rc.local: chown root /dev/tty[pqr]* chmod 666 /dev/tty[pqr]* A common reason for rlogind being terminated abnormally is system crashes. dave (the Mercenary Programmer) ------- David Janes (Dept. of Redundancy Dept.) Internet: dave at garfield.UUCP UUCP: {allegra,ihnp4,utcsrgv}!garfield!dave