In the output of smbstatus, if the "Share mode memory usage" free area is drastically low, is it safe to increase the shared mem size by, say x2? How should this parameter be set? Does it depend on how many clients I have connecting to the server? Rob Naccarato "Civilized men are more discourteous than savages Sys Admin because they know they can be impolite without Sheridan College having their skulls split, as a general thing." Oakville, Ont. Canada - Robert E. Howard