sorry for self-replying: cleaning up that mess (1000s of old globus-cache-export.* directories) seems to help. Sorry for the noise Torsten -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> <> <> <> Dr. Torsten Harenberg [log in to unmask] <> <> Bergische Universitaet <> <> FB C - Physik Tel.: +49 (0)202 439-3521 <> <> Gaussstr. 20 Fax : +49 (0)202 439-2811 <> <> 42097 Wuppertal <> <> <> <><><><><><><>< Of course it runs NetBSD http://www.netbsd.org ><>