[snip] try CHMOD 755 [/snip] Also put a blank line between the first line and the first line of code #!/usr/bin/perl print "Hi there!"; should be #!/usr/bin/perl print "Hi there!"; Jay -- For unsubscribe and other options, including the Tip Harvester and archive of thelist go to: http://lists.evolt.org Workers of the Web, evolt !