Hi, some time ago (16th august) I asked a question about samba not applying "create mask" and "force create mode" instantly when creating a file on a share from a winxp client. Only after modifying the security properties on the file, they are finally applied, independent from what was changed in the security settings. The original post can be read here: http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/2010-August/157775.html Unfortunately I haven't received an answer yet. Has nobody ever experienced the same issue? No ideas at all? Thanks in advance, Alex