>Interestingly, running lsof seems to hang also, >without doing anything. lsof can be slow if you have dns or network problems, use -n. Also focus on just the rpm commands with -c. Try this: lsof -n -c rpm -- I create custom Linux business solutions in the Boston area. mailto:bob(at)rsi.com, http://www.rsi.com/, 617.965.1700