I think the file locking only causes a problem with windows clients because of certain files types such as Access databases (.mdb) wanting to lock the file so that other users don't open the same database and corrupt data, for example. -- Regards, James ;) Charles de Gaulle - "The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs." - http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/charles_de_gaulle.html