Check file permissions on /etc/init.d scripts. I just had a system I upgraded where several critical init.d scripts lost the executable flag. This caused the symptom described, at the script that remounts root as rw was affected. Pat -- Patrick Ouellette pat@flying-gecko.net ne4po (at) arrl (dot) net Amateur Radio: NE4PO Don't let preparing for what MIGHT happen get in the way of experiencing what IS happening