* Matt Zimmerman | Is there some reason that it _should_ fail if the directory already | exists? Normally, that is not an error condition. It is a race condition and a possible security hole, since /var/tmp is publically writeable. If he used some other non-trwxrwxrwx-dir it would be better. -- Tollef Fog Heen Unix _IS_ user friendly... It's just selective about who its friends are.