On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:59:33 -0700 Norm <maillist@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Is there a way to stop the system from > trying to start an application (in this case Tomcat. using either a live > cd to access files or from the command prompt using the recovery disk? One of the simplest ways might be to just remove tomcat for the moment. Boot the computer, when you get to the grub screen hit e to edit the line, add a 1 to the end of the line. When it boots, you will be at a root prompt. rpm -e tomcat5 Reboot. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com