Ok, seems simple. I must be missing something. I mounted a linux box on another linux box, and I can't copy /bin/bash. I get Permission denied. I'm sure it's because something (the kernel?) is locking the file because it is being used by several logins. How do I get a copy of the file. I don't care if it's being used, just give me a copy! Thanks, Paul Paul J. Homlish III | Voice (302) 478-9283 ext 16 System Administrator | Fax (302) 478-1843 Delaware Processing Services, Inc. | phomlish@delpro.com 1407 Foulk Road, Ste 200 | http://www.delpro.com/~phomlish Wilmington DE 19803, USA | Specializing in Imaging/Data Processing