Hmmm, I seemed to have created a misalignmnet somewhere along the line. I can't remember doing anything to this. But at one time I did try to test the java open source. Posted my results to the list, got no response, abandoned all hope and went on my merry way. I don't know if this is related. I have installed an rpm for a java needed by an application I run. It was from the official java site. I don't know if this is related. Here's what I know. Well, I think I know this. /usr/bin/rebuild-security-providers seems to be missing from jpackage-utils.noarch. As I am frequently in error, I presume that I may have something scrogged here. If so, cluebats cheerfully fielded. If not, any help or ideas also gratefully accepted. ====================================== # yum update <omit the usual verbosity> Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package java-1.4.2-gcj-compat.i386 0:1.4.2.0-40jpp.115 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: /usr/bin/rebuild-security-providers for package: java-1.4.2-gcj-compat --> Processing Dependency: /usr/bin/rebuild-security-providers for package: java-1.4.2-gcj-compat --> Processing Dependency: /usr/bin/rebuild-security-providers for package: java-1.4.2-gcj-compat --> Processing Dependency: /usr/bin/rebuild-security-providers for package: java-1.4.2-gcj-compat --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Missing Dependency: /usr/bin/rebuild-security-providers is needed by package java-1.4.2-gcj-compat ======================================== ======================================== # yum whatprovides /usr/bin/rebuild-security-providers <omit the usual verbosity> jpackage-utils.noarch : JPackage utilities ========================================= ========================================= # yum list jpackage-utils.noarch <omit the usual verbosity> Installed Packages jpackage-utils.noarch 1.7.4-2jpp.2.el5.cento installed Available Packages jpackage-utils.noarch 1.7.3-1jpp.2.el5 base =========================================== I presume that the 1.7.4 is the correct one? If so, ================================================ # rpm --verbose --verify jpackage-utils.noarch ........ /etc/java ........ c /etc/java/font.properties ........ c /etc/java/java.conf ........ c /etc/java/jpackage-release ........ /etc/java/security ........ /etc/java/security/security.d ........ /etc/jvm ........ /etc/jvm-commmon ........ /etc/maven ........ c /etc/maven/maven2-depmap.xml ........ c /etc/rpm/macros.jpackage ........ /usr/bin/build-classpath ........ /usr/bin/build-classpath-directory ........ /usr/bin/build-jar-repository ........ /usr/bin/check-binary-files ........ /usr/bin/clean-binary-files ........ /usr/bin/create-jar-links ........ /usr/bin/diff-jars ........ /usr/bin/find-jar ........ /usr/bin/jvmjar ........ /usr/bin/rebuild-jar-repository ........ /usr/lib/java ........ /usr/lib/java-1.3.1 ........ /usr/lib/java-1.4.0 ........ /usr/lib/java-1.4.1 ........ /usr/lib/java-1.4.2 ........ /usr/lib/java-1.5.0 ........ /usr/lib/java-1.6.0 ........ /usr/lib/java-1.7.0 ........ /usr/lib/java-ext ........ /usr/lib/jvm ........ /usr/lib/jvm-commmon ........ /usr/lib/jvm-exports ........ /usr/lib/jvm-private ........ /usr/share/doc/jpackage-utils-1.7.4 ........ d /usr/share/doc/jpackage-utils-1.7.4/HEADER.JPP ........ d /usr/share/doc/jpackage-utils-1.7.4/LICENSE.txt ........ d /usr/share/doc/jpackage-utils-1.7.4/clean-binary-files.txt ........ d /usr/share/doc/jpackage-utils-1.7.4/httpd-javadoc.conf ........ d /usr/share/doc/jpackage-utils-1.7.4/jpackage-1.5-policy.xhtml ........ d /usr/share/doc/jpackage-utils-1.7.4/jpackage-1.5-policy.xml ........ d /usr/share/doc/jpackage-utils-1.7.4/jpackage-utils-policy ........ /usr/share/java ........ /usr/share/java-1.3.1 ........ /usr/share/java-1.4.0 ........ /usr/share/java-1.4.1 ........ /usr/share/java-1.4.2 ........ /usr/share/java-1.5.0 ........ /usr/share/java-1.6.0 ........ /usr/share/java-1.7.0 ........ /usr/share/java-ext ........ /usr/share/java-utils ........ /usr/share/java-utils/java-functions ........ /usr/share/java-utils/xml ........ /usr/share/java-utils/xml/maven2jpp-mapdeps.xsl ........ /usr/share/javadoc ........ /usr/share/jvm ........ /usr/share/jvm-commmon ........ d /usr/share/man/man1/build-classpath.1.gz ........ d /usr/share/man/man1/build-jar-repository.1.gz ........ d /usr/share/man/man1/diff-jars.1.gz ........ d /usr/share/man/man1/rebuild-jar-repository.1.gz ================================ TIA -- Bill