Hi Folks Got a request from a user who uses samba to copy files between a TRU64 5.1a server and an NT server, sounds straightforward. from smb.conf: [cake] comment = cake requested by jshaw path = /clients/cake valid users = jshaw pricha force user = cake public = no writable = yes printable = no follow symlinks = no create mask = 0770 We'd like to force the username to always be cake - which works great with the force user option above. Howeverm, the user has additional; requirements: When the user copies a file which is read-only from NT he'd like to see r-xr-x--- permissions When the user copies a file which is read-write from NT he'd like to see rwxrwx--- permissions. Is this possible with a combination of the cake UNIX umask and the create mask/force create mode ? If I force the mask to 0770 I'll always get rwxrwx, which we don't want for a read-only file. Any suggestions gratefully received Regards Phil Richardson ********************************************************************** The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. Thank You.