Hello, i have a configuration who works an arcocobol runtime engine under Linux and a ohter one from dos (read only) over samba on the same Datafiles. It works fine. But now i need to wirte from dos to this files. I tried it with the option Kernel oplocks=yes. It will not work. If the Linux program first lock something .Nobody is able to use the Programm from dos. I use SUSE 7.3 with Kernel 2.4.10 and Samba 2.2.1a. Can anybody give me a config where will better work. Helmut R?hrl Compaq Customer Service FON:+49-89-9591-1660 FAX: +49-89-9591-1211 D-81927 M?nchen, Freisch?tzstr. 91, Germany e-mail: Helmut.Roehrl@Compaq.com