I've found the problem (but no solution yet), this problem is caused by Xen (google for: xen cygwin). It might be a good idea to add it to the FAQ. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple