> What if you run a script that echos a message and then execs aptitude, > like this, using sudo?
It prints "Starting..." immediately and the freeze does not occur. It waits for five seconds before anything else is printed (e.g. the progress messages for "update") (is this normal?), but the system is still responsive. Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]