Could this be related to automount? I just tried it again copied back a forth some mpg files and everything worked fine. But then I copied another file (230MB of /dev/zero) and the copying froze. The only think I could find in the log file was this: Apr 8 20:44:26 echo automount[5176]: failed to mount /misc/.directory Apr 8 20:44:26 echo automount[5177]: failed to mount /misc/.directory Apr 8 20:44:26 echo automount[5178]: >> /usr/sbin/showmount: can't get address for .directory Apr 8 20:44:26 echo automount[5178]: lookup(program): lookup for .directory failed Apr 8 20:44:26 echo automount[5178]: failed to mount /net/.directory Apr 8 20:44:26 echo automount[5183]: >> /usr/sbin/showmount: can't get address for .directory Apr 8 20:44:26 echo automount[5183]: lookup(program): lookup for .directory failed Apr 8 20:44:26 echo automount[5183]: failed to mount /net/.directory Another question I have is whether it is possible to mount the gfs on the server while it gnbd-exports the filesystem? wolfgang -- GMX Produkte empfehlen und ganz einfach Geld verdienen! Satte Provisionen für GMX Partner: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/partner -- Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster