matthias said could you post the list of files in question sure i used the following command to rebuild the package rpmbuild rebuild target iNUMBER lame NUMBER NUMBER frNUMBER src rpm and here is the error output for the files rpm build errors user dude does not exist using root user dude does not exist using root installed but unpackaged file s found usr share doc lame html basic html usr share doc lame html contributors html usr share doc lame html examples html usr share doc lame html history html usr share doc lame html idNUMBER html usr share doc lame html index html usr share doc lame html lame css usr share doc lame html modes html usr share doc lame html nodeNUMBER html usr share doc lame html switchs html coy _______________________________________________ rpm list mailing list rpm list freshrpms net URL 