hey Bill, Can you reproduce this bug with the 2.6.18 kernel in etch/sid? dannf@krebs:~$ sudo find /proc > /dev/null dannf@krebs:~$ uname -a Linux krebs 2.6.18-3-mckinley #1 SMP Sun Dec 10 20:28:23 UTC 2006 ia64 GNU/Linux -- dann frazier