Hi If the executable is a "setuid" binary , it does not link to *.so's specified in LD_LIBRARAY_PATH env variable (run ldd on setuid binary).Why? How to solve this? i,e i need to link "setuid" binary with some .so's(created by me) present in a particular directory Murali Get Your Private, Free E-mail from Indiatimes at http://email.indiatimes.com Buy Music, Video, CD-ROM and Audio-Books from http://www.planetmonline.com