greetings on a CentOS 4 _server_ install for a dns server rpm -qa | grep bind bind-9.2.4-2 bind-libs-9.2.4-2 bind-chroot-9.2.4-2 bind-utils-9.2.4-2 ypbind-1.17.2-3 rpm -qa | grep name caching-nameserver-7.3-3 ok, so i do this yum remove caching-nameserver and it is gone. now, do i need to leave bind-9.2.4-2 to use the bind-chroot-9.2.4-2 ??? or can i yum remove bind and still have a functional nameserver with only bind-chroot phg on there?? hopefully this makes sense. i was always so used to the old slackware ways of snag what you need, compile, config and go... thanks - rh -- Robert Hanson Abba Communications http://www.abbacomm.net