This problem with offline sync in 2.2.3a is fixed since samba 2.2.4. DB
i'm currently on version 2.2.7a and it is exhibiting this same behavior. I also have problems with quicken accessing data on a share. I am a single user, but when I exit and it prompts to make a backup, it says that it cannot access the file. -Lynch
Just for an update, I grabbed the 3.0 samba rpms from samba.org, and installed them on my box. My problems went away with no changes to my smb.conf file. I am already seeing some nice speed improvements. Now, if the redhat folks would update their patch directory and get rid of the current 2.x series, they could cure more than a few headaches. Nice Job !! -Lynch