this might help in /etc/rc.firewall change LC_ALL=US to LC_ALL=en_US or delete US and leave only LC_all= restart firewall by ./rc.firewall BTW using guarddog again will undo the changes -- "Evil is relative... You can't hang a sign on it. You can't touch it or taste it or cut it with a sword. Evil depends on where you are standing, pointing your indicting finger" -- Lady to Croaker - The Black Company by Glen Cook