sounds as though you have compiled nfs4 out of the kernel but a start script for it is still being run . check the rc5 directory (sorry I dont have my Fedora box here so I forget what the gui utility for modifying the start up scripts is) John Minson Scientific Research Corporation 3860 Faber Place Drive Suite 100 North Charleston,SC,29405 jminson@xxxxxxxxxx (843) 740-3336 (office)