Ok, that did work like a charm. Can you explain what this does besides making a symlink? Petr Trevor Kendall wrote: On 29/08/06, Petr Janda <elekktretterr at xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Ah thanks, How can this free() problem be fixed? The hack way: ln -s "a" /etc/malloc.conf The proper way: Debug it and fix it. Trevor