> On most machines, I just removed pup and yum-updatesd. Go figure. +1. I do not use pup, and switched off yum-updatesd. On slow networks, yum-updatesd takes a whole lot of time, and the fact that it locks up yum is an added problem. Happy hacking, Debarshi -- GPG key ID: 63D4A5A7 Key server: pgp.mit.edu