There is another method to add the tape drive without rebooting. Try using /usr/local/add_periphs from the normal user mode. Wally Magda Colorado Springs Utilities 660 W. Monument Creek Rd PO Box 214 USAF Academy, CO 80840 719.668.9502 wmagda@xxxxxxx _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: http://www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave