Hi there, The problem seems to be around the lines in mainconfig.c, read_mainconfig(): if ((mainconfig.debug_level > debug_flag) || (mainconfig.debug_level <= old_debug_level)) { debug_flag = mainconfig.debug_level; } librad_debug = debug_flag; old_debug_level = mainconfig.debug_level; When read_mainconfig() is called the second time, debug_flag is reset to that specified in config file. The problem is minor, but looks funny to me. I expect -X to be sticky. Kenneth