As other replies have pointed out, the problem is that /dev/hdd is a file, not a package. The way rpm works for just about any function other than installing is this: * If you just give it a name, like rpm --setperms foo, then foo is assumed to be an INSTALLED PACKAGE. * If you use the -f argument, like rpm --setperms -f foo, then foo is assumed to be a FILE and the --setperms action will be performed on whatever package that file is from (and on ALL files in that package, not just foo). This is what you want. * While not relevant to setperms, there is also a -p argument that denotes an rpm package file. So, for example, rpm -qi foo.rpm will fail unless you have an application called "foo.rpm", not just "foo", installed. To query the actual package you would use rpm -qi -p foo.rpm. Make sense? --Brad
