HI All samba admin. I am running Samba version 1.9.18p1 on a hp-ux 10.20. I have some problems understanding why I don't inherit the permissions from the directory, where I create my files. This is the share entry in smb.conf: [project] comment = project path = /manbw2/project public = yes writable = yes directory mask = 2770 create mask = 2770 force create mode = 2770 force directory mode = 2770 This is an ls -ld on /manbw2/project drwxrws--- 4 root a9544 1024 Jan 27 15:14 /manbw2/project When I create files in that directory there are ok, all created with rwxrws---, even the directories I create. My problem is there are already directories in the filesystem with other permissions: drwxrwsrwx 2 root a9544 1024 Jan 27 15:49 990, which is nfs exported to some workstations. When I create files in that dir. they are still created with -rwxrws--- 1 tmh a9544 34816 Jan 16 11:49 9544OPG1.DOC I have tried to remove the force create mode, but then files are created like this: -rwxrw---- 1 tmh a9544 34816 Jan 16 11:49 9544OPG1.DOC I have a NetApp Filer, running CIFS, where this is not a problem. Can anyone help me. Best regards Thomas Hansen Please reply to tmh@manbw.dk or the samba listing