Hello Does samba perform any file locking? I have several Windows computers copying their big (40G) files onto a UNIX server. These files are later processed with a daemon which I am writing. I need to know someway whether a file is comletely copied or not, so if samba, while copying, locks it the problem is solved. Otherwise ... any ideas? Sincerely Yours, Pavel Grishin liberty@visti.com __________________________________ Run rabbit run Dig that hole, forget the Sun And when at least the work is done Do not sit down Dig another one.