/usr/sbin/colorview is setuid root, and takes a -text filename option. It reads this as root, and can read any file on the system. And, as an added bonus, it gives you a nice little widget with a scrollbar on it so you can page through the file. rah rah rah guys. Note for all vendors: DONT MAKE THINGS SETUID UNNECESSARILY. Oh, and SGI: the fix is _not_ to make it check "hey, I can't read that file normally, lets prompt them for the root password" - it's to take the setuid bit away from it. I've been told that /usr/lib/desktop/permissions, although minus the recent bug, is still setuid root on Irix 5.3. Wonderful. Anthony