Fixed. After upgrading to ZEO 2.0, zope reported an invalid cache entry during startup. Seems my ZEO cache was corrupted. duh Good thing, since I also discovered that Amanda has been skipping this volume so I have no backups. Brad Clements, bkc@murkworks.com (315)268-1000 http://www.murkworks.com (315)268-9812 Fax AOL-IM: BKClements