Greetings, Using ssh I remotely call a service script in /etc/rc.d, say # ssh root@xy "/etc/rc.d/named start" where the named is started with the parameters -u named and -t <chroot-jail>. The command gets executed Starting name server BIND9 ..done and the service runs perfectly, BUT ssh does not return, waits indefinetedly for the called server to close the connection and has to be killed with an interrupt instead. Trying different variations showed, that this problem occurs only, when the service is started (or restarted) and the daemon is running chrooted. Hence I assume, Mrs. ssh-single-command + Mr. chroot are having relationship problems... .o) Thanks for your help. Please answer offlist, if you find that problem OT here, then I will post the solution, if one comes up. Michael -- Michael Zimmermann (http://vegaa.de)