people can but I can not. Even after a month I still can't copy the file. I've restarted my PC countless times, I've restarted Samba several times, I've restarted Linux a couple times. Still I can't copy that file. I didn't care too much about it until this morning another guy in the office had a similar problem. He has a ~200K power point file that he can not copy to the server. I can copy the file from my PC, but every time he tries Windows Explorer locks up. I can even log on to Samba as him and copy the file from my machine. I noticed (using SWAT) that the file I was copying stays open, the "active connection" process is still open, and a new "active connection" process is started for my machine. I've tried "oplocks=yes/no" that didn't help. Has anybody been through a similar situation. thanks gary -- Gary A James, Critical Link, LLC Voice: 315.425.4045 x218 Fax: 315.425.4048 E-Mail: gary.james@criticallink.com WEB: http://www.criticallink.com