I cannot execute perl scripts ala: "./dostuff.pl", even with the correct #!/usr/bin/perl, and 755 permissions. I have to prepend "perl" in order to exec the script. Any guesses on this one? Environment: Linux Redhat 6.1, kernel 2.2.12-20 (stock rh build) i386, 64mb RAM on SCSI. RPMS: perl-MySQL-1.2202-1 mod_perl-1.21-2 perl-5.00503-6 perl-MySQL-1.2202-1 perl-DBI-1.13-2apache-manual-1.3.9-8 thanks, Dan Browning Network Administrator Cyclone Computer Systems - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs