Maco: > i have other mandriva boxes and they all are ok. i m just so > surprised that a centos box got compromised. If you are not doing anything silly in your server configuration, this is not a CentOS issue. Anything *can* be hacked. It just so happens that it was your CentOS box this time. Neil -- Neil Aggarwal, (832)245-7314, www.JAMMConsulting.com Eliminate junk email and reclaim your inbox. Visit http://www.spammilter.com for details.