Hi, SuSE-8.2 Yast2 -> Network Basic click-click -> Start inet service click-click -> activate click-click -> service ftp in.ftpd or vsftpd click-click running -> leave Yast2 root# /etc/init.d/xinetd status : not running root# /etc/init.d/xinetd start root# /etc/init.d/xinetd status : running (the first time) root# /etc/init.d/xinetd status : not running (immediately after) Thus impossible to have the xinetd daemon running. I had the same problem one month ago and somebody sent a screenshot on how to click-click in Yast2 and it worked. I could have Ftp connection between my laptop and my main post. Then suddenly the xinetd daemon stopped to work. Where do I have to click-click or which god do I have to pray to convince Yast2 to have the xinetd daemon working. Don't mention SSH or SCP which I know. I just want to transfer files quickly with MC (Midnight Commander). Thanks for any suggestion. -- Alain Barthélemy cassandre@bartydeux.be http://www.bartydeux.be Linux User #315631