yogesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > hi freind > donot mind if ihave no enough idea about how to ask question > > > i have one shell script /root/vtest.sh > > i want to run this script when user shutdown his/her system > > so where i place this file or what can i do > If you are talking about when they shut down the computer, then, depending on what the script does, you may be able to move it to /sbin/halt.local, or you can create a script for /etc/rc.d/init.d that will be run on shutdown before the halt script. One thing to be aware of is that when /sbin/halt.local is run, everything except the root file system and the ramdisk is unmounted. If you are talking about when a user logs out, then that is a different matter, and depends on the shell or desktop used, and if it is a CLI or GUI login. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!