Ioannis Vranos wrote: > In my root directory I found a file .recently-used, which is an xml file > that contains all the files I have used, the program that I used on it, > and a "time stamp"! It looks like a spyware program. What is its > purpose? Which daemon creates it? It is a feature of the Gnome desktop. On Fedora 6 at least (gnome 2.16) , selecting Places then Recent Documents gives you a list of - recently used documents. ps. If you are concerned about files changing on your systems, and want to know what is going on you should think about Tripwire http://www.tripwire.com/products/enterprise/ost/ -- John Hearns Senior HPC Engineer Streamline Computing, The Innovation Centre, Warwick Technology Park, Gallows Hill, Warwick CV34 6UW Office: 01926 623130 Mobile: 07841 231235