[Thus spake Aaron J. Grier ("AJG: ") 5:22pm...] AJG: but nsswitch.conf says to check files before nis... so why is it even AJG: hitting NIS? AJG: AJG: is root in any groups which aren't in /etc/group? There isn't any way to know, since the check of groups isn't complete until it enumerates the ones out in NIS. --*greywolf; --