Hello, I have noticed huge delays in many operations (e.g. "ls -l"). After some investigation it turned out that the delays are caused by nscd when user/group name lookup is done. Even worse: it is not possible to change passwords or modify user accounts. The problem is caused because the installation procedure creates a file named /etc/.pwd.lock dated from 2008-12-09 22:41. When installing with "Installation from Images" activated, this file is created by the installation of the "KDE[base]" Image. Then I tried to install with "Installation from images" deactivated, but the file was created anyway (with a different timestamp this time), thus I assume some package is broken. Unfortunately, I could not figure out which package was the cause. A simple "rm /etc/.pwd.lock" cured the problem for me. But I guess this problem deserves more investigation. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org