Problem solved - my sys admin sorted me out with an .htaccess file, which for the record is: SetEnv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib:/usr/sfw/lib:/net/dante-sw/lib:/usr/ccs/lib:/usr/lib:/lib SetEnv LD_RUN_PATH /usr/local/lib:/usr/sfw/lib:/net/dante-sw/lib:/usr/ccs/lib:/usr/lib:/lib and that did the trick! -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.