Hi, sys/conf/NOTES contains this comment in RELENG_6 (for as long as the AIO option exists, which is more than 7 years): # Use real implementations of the aio_* system calls. There are numerous # stability and security issues in the current aio code that make it # unsuitable for inclusion on machines with untrusted local users. options VFS_AIO Does that warning about stability and security issues still apply on RELENG_6? If it does, is somebody working on a fix for that? The problem is that recent versions of qemu seem to require AIO (for IDE DMA). Given the above comment, it seems to be impossible to use qemu on machines with shell accounts. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Gesch?ftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht M?n- chen, HRB 125758, Gesch?ftsf?hrer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd "Being really good at C++ is like being really good at using rocks to sharpen sticks." -- Thant Tessman