I am configuring samba to connect 10 PCs with windows 95 and access data from a linux server. Most of the programs, even when they are DOS based programs that have been installed on linux and accessed from windows 95 seem to work fine. But when i try to run a cobol account application from Windows95 accessing data from linux, the program runs but a FILE SHARING VIOLATION MESSAGE appears on the screen. Since i cannot modify the program source code, i wonder if any of you have any idea of what to do as to solve this inconvinience. Tip: Apparently, the cobol program controls multiuser access internally but i could solve it with multiuser applications developed in clipper 5.01 I will appreciate your help, regards Wilman