I haven't had to worry about locked files as I have a strict regime in my camp. Everyone logs out of the machines when they leave for the day and my backups occur in the wee hours of the morning. I also only backup specific files such as home directories and the like and I don't do any full system backups. I do know that Bacula uses the Windows backup API unless you tell it not to. There are pluses and minuses depending on which solution you choose such as portability of backups to other systems and permission retention. I would take Chad's advice and check out their website. They have a forum and the developer is usually quick to respond to reasonable questions. Their documentation is also pretty good, but it's usually a little behind the latest release. Later, Eric Peterson _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list