> Be hot on typo. > > My case : > > % sudo tail -1 /etc/ma*d > +::::::::: > % sudo tail -1 /etc/ma*d|wc -c > 11 > % Sorry, this was a typo in my email, not the master.passwd. There are 9 colons in the actual file. (Again apologies if you get this multiple times .. it's late and I did not notice the lack of a Reply-to address) Bill