Also... how difficult would it be to start postgres in the rc3.d directory? Would a file like this work? (not writing actual code since I don't know the syntax): Case $i start) su -l postgres -c "/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data -i /usr/local/pgsql/postgres.log 2>&1 &" stop) ???? restart) ???? end case Adam Lang Systems Engineer Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company