hi, we use samba as file server for our windows client, but there are different kind of windows 2000, 98, me, xp and both english and hungarian version. since we cant find any other solution, I try to denied all accented characters in file and directory names (since windows is not compatible even with itself english and hungarian version:-(). so I only would like to allow - english letters (lower and upper) - digits - "_-.:;" in filenames. how can I do that? I read in the help valid chars: ---------------- The option allows you to specify additional characters that should be considered valid by the server in filenames. ---------------- so it seems to me valid chars are only addition. it it possible to exactly specify the whole set of valid chars? thanks in advance. yours. -- Levente "Si vis pacem para bellum!"