R. Thomas> hostA --> exports /usr/share to -access=hostB R. Thomas> hostB --> a linux box. re-exports /usr/share to everyone R. Thamas> hostC --> not implicitly trusted by hostA, mounts /usr/share R. Thomas> aside from any security concerns, this would certainly R. Thomas> thrash your nfsd's. does anyone have any experience R. Thomas> with this? i have only recently discovered this, and R. Thomas> have not had time to peruse it in depth. Not a problem. Host C gets to look at ***HostB's*** /usr/share - the one that has HostA's /usr/share mounted over it, not HostA's /usr/share. NFS gives you a single hop. In the above example HostA could then mount (if perms were granted) HostC's /usr/share and everything would work. pete Peter T. Whiting 12502 Sunrise V Dr Reston VA, 22096 Phone (703) 689-7963 Fax (703) 689-7506 Email: Peter.T.Whiting@sprint.sprint.com