Hi all..

Have a NetApp F230 running OnTap 4.3.4.

I am usnig the CIFS based "cifs.home_dir" option (with a "catch all" UID in the passwd file) to allow NT Authenticated users in my domain to each map their own home drive.

When one of our users (running Win98 & MS-Office 97/Outlook97) saves documents, or file attacments from any of his applications to his CIFS mapped NetApp Home drive, they have no problems. Saves fine every time. HOWEVER, if he clicks on <file> <Save As> and directs it to the NetApp CIFS drive mount, he gets the error:

"[MS OUtlook] Cannot save the attachment. Access Denied."

But (from Outlook) if he clicks AND DRAGS the file, or copies it to his desktop first & then to the drive mount, there's no problem.

Similarly, if he just tries to do a SAVE (and not Save as) then it works fine.

THE PROBLEM IS JUST WHEN HE TRIES TO "SAVE AS".

I looked at the user's dir. His permissions are 777, and his dir's UID (and all file/dirs under it) match his UID in /etc/passwd on the filer.

Has anyone seen this behavior before?

Please email me: Thomas.Weeks@mirage.brooks.af.mil

Thomas Weeks GTE SYSTEMS ENGINEER Testing-Integration Center "The Pit" Brooks AFB, DSN 240-5444