Running SuSE 9.2. This problem happens with both the SuSE-supplied Samba on the DVD, as well as the SuSE update rpms to 3.0.9. We even removed all the *.tdb files and recreated the installation from scratch, as always carefully following the steps in S3BE. FWIW, this same config worked previously on this and earlier systems; we did not change anything on this system (other than applying YOU patches), and since we fire the Windows VM infrequently, we can't correlate when this problem started with any specific YOU patches.. Basically, we use Samba on a host to make printers and shares available to Windows running on the same host in a VMware VM. We don't want anyone else on the LAN to see shares on this host. The problem manifests itself in several ways: 1. MS Office applications complain a file is either locked by another user and can be opened read-only, or that a file no longer exists. 2. Using the MS Explorer window to CTRL-C and CTRL-V a file in the same folder generates no errors, but the copied file has a file size of 0 bytes. 3. RMB'ing in the MS Explorer window to choose Create New > Folder winds up creating the New Folder correctly, but generating a dialog box that reads: "Unable to create the folder "New Folder." Cannot create a file when that file already exists." I've run a level 10 debug and didn't see anything intuitively obvious, but I'm not a Samba developer! :-) Here's smb.conf below. Any ideas? Things to try? Printing works fine BTW, if that's helpful. # smb.conf file. Created By L. Mark Stone for SuSE 9.2 installation. # Version 1.0 - Migrated from SuSE 8.2 version in use. [global] workgroup = RNOME printing = cups printcap name = cups printcap cache time = 750 printer admin = @ntadmin, root, administrator username map = /etc/samba/smbusers passdb backend = tdbsam use sendfile = no large readwrite = no log level = 10 syslog = 0 log file = /var/log/samba/%m max log size = 50 # socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_KEEPALIVE SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192 interfaces = vmnet8 172.16.8.1/24 127.0.0.1 bind interfaces only = yes #[homes] # comment = Home Directories # valid users = %S # browseable = no # read only = no # inherit acls = yes [pdf] comment = PDF creator path = /var/tmp printable = yes print command = /usr/bin/smbprngenpdf -J '%J' -c %c -s %s -u '%u' -z %z create mask = 0600 [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/tmp printable = yes create mask = 0600 browseable = no [print$] comment = Printer Drivers path = /var/lib/samba/drivers write list = @ntadmin root force group = ntadmin create mask = 0664 directory mask = 0775 [data] comment = Data Directory path = /home/data/ public = yes force user = lmstone force group = users inherit permissions = yes writeable = yes oplocks = no level2 oplocks = no -- _______________________________________________________________ A Message From... L. Mark Stone Reliable Networks of Maine, LLC "We manage your network so you can manage your business." 477 Congress Street Portland, ME 04101 Tel: (207) 772-5678 Web: http://www.RNoME.com