Did a normal yum update - enabled repos were core, updates, extras, kde-redhat-stable, and kde-redhat-testing (both kde-redhat include the 'all') I didn't make a list but the major stuff updated was gnome and evolution. The machine won't boot into current or previous kernel. It gets to just before the log-in screen and locks up with a blue screen and a frozen pointer. If I boot into run-level 3, I get a log in prompt, but it won't accept a user name - it just returns the same prompt after entering the user. On start-up, I see failures to start crond, sshd, cupsd, and atd - -- Claude Jones Brunswick, Md, USA