jasoen wrote: | I (and probably lots of people) don't yet fully understand | each and every parameter, but is this problem related to the | "deadtime" parameter? Just curious. Sorta: deadtime is included so that Samba can spot a client that's still alive, but isn't doing anything and doesn't have any files open. It can then disconnect the client and eliminate one smbd process. It defaults to off: you'd turn it on if you have a very large number of clients or a machine with a known small memory. --dave -- David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. This will gratify some people 185 Ellerslie Ave., | and astonish the rest. -- Mark Twain Willowdale, Ontario | //www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba/author.html Work: (905) 415-2849 Home: (416) 223-8968 Email: davecb@canada.sun.com