Hi Folks, If I mount a remote share with CIFS, then I can specify the UID and the GID and the UMASK of the files in the paths below the mount point, but these do not reflect anything for the file in its native filesystem. I see gazillions of questions about this, all of which are answered with the tactical answer about UID, GID, and UMASK necessary to let the original poster get on with the limited access they need. There are almost as many postings claiming that CIFS has no other permission/ownership model beyond these global settings. So, my question is, "Do I have any other mount options?" I want to backup large chunks of my system with "rsnapshot", which is an "rsync" between the stuff to backup and the destination NAS. I need to preserve ownership and permissions, not to mention "case" and "rsync"ing to a CIFS (SaMBa) share is not going to do it. If I "tar" everything, I do preserve file meta data but I pay a penalty in time and space to make copies of relatively static content. Thanks for the help, -- Chris. V:916.799.9461 F:916.974.0428 A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right. Q: > Why should I start my reply below the quoted text?