Good Afternoon everyone: After creating a file server on a new FC3 installation, I have hit a bit of a snag with samba Here is the smb.conf file for the affected server [global] workgroup = MCASCHOOL netbios name = SRVFS-01 server string = MCA File Server security = DOMAIN winbind separator = \ idmap uid = 10000-20000 idmap gid = 10000-20000 winbind enum users = yes winbind enum groups = yes printcap name = cups disable spoolss = Yes show add printer wizard = No idmap uid = 15000-20000 idmap gid = 15000-20000 winbind use default domain = Yes use sendfile = Yes printing = cups [home] writable = true path = /home comment = Home Directories browsable = yes [public] delete readonly = yes writeable = yes path = /home/public force directory mode = 777 force group = nobody force user = nobody public = yes create mode = 777 directory mode = 777 [pictures] path = /home/pictures write list = MCASCHOOL+tholmes force directory mode = 744 public = yes create mode = 744 browsable = yes directory mode = 744 [iso] path = /home/iso write list = MCASCHOOL+tholmes force directory mode = 755 directory mode = 755 [ghost_images] path = /home/ghost write list = MCASCHOOL+tholmes force directory mode = 755 directory mode = 755 [rpms] path = /home/rpms write list = MCASCHOOL+tholmes force directory mode = 755 directory mode = 755 [webroot] path = /home/www write list = MCASCHOOL+tholmes force directory mode = 755 directory mode = 755 [root@srvweb-01 conf]# the directory that I am trying to work with is the pictures share. I can browse the directory, but I cannot write to it. -- I strongly suspect a permissions or authentication error the directory is owned by my network user -- UID 10014, and the group is root. I am trying to create a folder from a windows computer to transfer some files -- I am logged in and authenticated from my windows workstation TIM Tim Holmes IT Manager / Webmaster Medina Christian Academy A Higher Standard... Jeremiah 33:3 Jeremiah 29:11 Esther 4:14