The FTP server software I am using keeps telling me that port 21 "is in use ..." However, if I log on as ROOT and THEN run the same software, it works fine on port 21. And there are NO OTHER ftp servers running on this machine. The guy who wrote the software sent me the following 'fix': (BTW ... the server software is a java app, and the following instructions apply to Mac OS X): == Open a terminal session. Issue the following command. (Copy paste) == sudo chmod u+s /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.3.1/Commands/java == == Now when you launch CrushFTP, you have permission to launch and open a port below 1025. == == PLEASE NOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! == This will allow CrushFTP root access to your computer. It will also allow ANY == other .jar file you double click on root access. You have been warned! == That said...it works very nice like this...just like classic did. so ... how would I 'translate' this command to work in linux? I tried issuing the same command as above, but only changing the path to where java lives: sudo chmod u+s /usr/lib/jdk1.3.1/bin/java but this didn't work. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks, --------------------------- Eric Carbone