I have a question concerning the interplay between the "inherit permissions" flag and the "map archive". I have a clean mandrake 7.2/Samba 2.07 install. I server 4 Win9x boxes. Our data share on samba hold all the the files for our office, mostly MS Word docs and Quickbooks, etc. Rather than use create mask, directory mask, force create mode, force directory mode, I chose to use "inherit permissions" and "force group" to manage access to the files on the share. The map archive bit is also set explicitly (and default). Here is my problem. After a full backup, which in theory clears the archive bit for the files and directories, subsequent modifications to files do not cause the archive bit to be reset. Thus when an differential backup is performed, modified files are not included in the backup set. I don't understand what is happening. My understanding is that "inherit permissions" only applies to file creation and any subsequent modification should cause a change in the archive status of the file on the server as long as the 'map archive' bit is set, (which is the default setting). I can modify my quickbooks file and the archive bit never changes. I have looked at force create mode and force directory mode and thier use seems to be prohibited in this situation since they "force" a mode to be set "on file permission changes" (force create options always takes effect after the map archive option) Which to me means if 'map archive' changes the archive and force create is set, then any archive changes made will be overwritten by the force create option. This must be easier than I am trying to make it. (usually is really simple) I need to set up my share so that the archive bit is set on files that are modified so that my Win9x tape backup program can perform a differential backup daily on the files that are added or changes. I someone else has had to deal with this problem, any help or assistance (words of wisdom, etc.) would be greatly appreciated. David Rankin drankin@txucom.net