So here is the situation (this is not reproducible every time, but I got it twice). directory "sqlite3.org" has already been renamed from client2. executing these commands from client1 gives this output: # stat sqlite.org stat: cannot stat `sqlite.org': No such file or directory This proves that there is no sqlite.org. But when I execute the following: # mv sqlite.org1 sqlite.org mv: overwrite `sqlite.org'? Any idea, why does it prompt me to overwrite sqlite.org when there is no such directory? -- Sabyasachi