> If you did so with suitable permissions, e.g. rwxrwxrwx, I can't see how > that would happen. Thats wat i noticed. I have a folder with rwxrwxrwx. The moment I mount the usb drive it becomes rwxr-xr-x I guess the issue is something to do with FAT32. Thanx for the detailed reply though, will definitely help. Regards, Babar Haq -- Search for products and services at: http://search.mail.com