Hi again, it works now, it just was the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable that I needed. Thx Sven -- Sven Hauptmann eta_max space GmbH & Co KG phone: +49-(0)531-3804-190 Rebenring 33 fax : +49-(0)531-3804-152 D-38106 Braunschweig email: S.Hauptmann@etamax.de http://www.etamax.de/