> jack at opensolaris:~$ pfexec zpool import -f -R /a rpool I would just use: #zpoll import -f rpool the -R /a sets the altroot property which I think is not what you want. > jack at opensolaris:~$ pfexec beadm mount 0i_148-2 /a Provided you did a # mkdir /a A.S. ---------------------- Apostolos Syropoulos Xanthi, Greece