Martin McCormick wrote: > -r-xr-xr-x 2 root root 301376 Jan 21 09:45 ls > Thanks for any hints as to why this directory doesn't list if > one is in it but does list if one is either root or doing ls from > outside the bin directory. Guessing: your $PATH contains "." before the "/bin" Bad thing! When in doubt: run /bin/ls instead of ls. HS