>1. File system error. > Filename: /etc/tripwire/kangol.homelinux.net-local.key > No such file or directory >2. File system error. > Filename: /root/.Xauthority > No such file or directory > >Both of these files exist ... why doesn't tripwire see them ??? I'm probably stating the obvious, but have you checked file permissions? Does the user running tripwire have sufficient authority on the files? Sorry, but it's what normally trips me up on Linux... Graham