Please try upgrading to the lastest FUSE (including kernel module) at - http://ftp.zresearch.com/pub/gluster/glusterfs/fuse/ (the latest is glfs3 patched). The newer fuse gets less surprised detecting changed inode numbers. Client A: > echo "malediction" > x try saying something nicer, maybe it just got offended :-) avati -- It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law. -- Hofstadter's Law