Dotan Cohen wrote: > What I need is the file directory tree of a remote system, browsable > locally even when that system is offline. I thought that had been answered already [1]. Alternatively, create the symlinked copy while the remote fs is mounted. When the remote system is up you could use it fully, when not just use the symlinked copy. Johannes [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2009/02/msg00804.html