Thanks everybody. just for the archives (record & future reference) all i had to do was add the no_all_squash to /etc/exports. everything works fine now! Ah, this list is always so helpfull! === +------------------------------------------+ |Eagle/Knightmare Graphical Productions | |eaglez69@yahoo.com | +------------------------------------------+ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com