Denys, As you say, "It may be something else." I performed the following test in which I: (i) created a small directory /foo, (ii) STOREd it to disc, (iii) removed the directory, and (iv) RESTORed it using @[log in to unmask]@ syntax. The result seems to support the MPE/iX RESTORE documentation that claims / and @[log in to unmask]@ are equivalent when used in the include portion of the fileset. The test did uncover a possible cause of the original problem, i.e., if the CREATE=PATH option is omitted from the RESTORE it will fail. Disclaimer: This is only an explanatory hypothesis NOT fact. Take care, frank ====================================================== Frank Alden Smith HP MPE/iX Certified Professional Alden Research, Inc. Instructor -- Consultant 3617 Ligon Road Ellicott City MD 21042 Phone: (410) 750-2101 "All knowing is doing" -- Humberto Maturana (biologist and teacher) ====================================================== Step (ii): /SYS/UTIL: file t=stordisc,new;dev=disc /SYS/UTIL: store /foo/@;*t;show >> TURBO-STORE/RESTORE VERSION C.70.09 B5152AA << (C) 1986 HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. STORE /foo/@;*t;SHOW TUE, FEB 11, 2003, 10:06 AM VOLUME RESTRICTIONS SECTORS CODE MEDIA FILENAME DISC :C 256 1 /_HFSACCT/_HFSGRP/HFSMAP DISC :C 0 1 /foo/hosts DISC :C 0 1 /foo/smb.conf DISC :C 0 1 /foo/syslog DISC :C 0 1 /foo/syslog.log SYMBOLIC LINKS STORED : 1 FILES STORED : 4 TOTAL MEDIA WRITTEN : 1 /SYS/UTIL: listfile stordisc,2 ACCOUNT= SYS GROUP= UTIL FILENAME CODE ------------LOGICAL RECORD----------- ----SPACE---- SIZE TYP EOF LIMIT R/B SECTORS #X MX STORDISC STORE 128W FB 265 16776959 1 272 2 * /SYS/UTIL: Step (iii): shell/iX> ll /foo total 122 -rwxrwx--- 1 MANAGER.SYS 0 44560 Feb 11 10:03 hosts -rw------- 1 MANAGER.SYS 0 7357 Feb 11 10:03 smb.conf lrwxrwxrwx 1 MANAGER.SYS 0 10 Feb 11 10:04 syslog -> syslog. log -rw-rw---- 1 MANAGER.SYS 0 9592 Feb 11 09:57 syslog.log shell/iX> rm -r /foo shell/iX> ll /foo ls: File or directory "/foo" is not found shell/iX> exit Step (iv): /SYS/UTIL: restore *t;@[log in to unmask]@;show;create=path >> TURBO-STORE/RESTORE VERSION C.70.09 B5152AA << (C) 1986 HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. RESTORE *t;@[log in to unmask]@;SHOW;CREATE=PATH TUE, FEB 11, 2003, 10:12 AM WILL RESTORE 1 SYMBOLIC LINKS ; SYMBOLIC LINKS ON MEDIA 1 WILL RESTORE 3 FILES ; NUMBER OF FILES ON MEDIA 3 VOLUME RESTRICTIONS SECTORS CODE MEDIA FILENAME DISC :C 176 1 /foo/hosts DISC :C 32 1 /foo/smb.conf DISC :C 16 1 /foo/syslog DISC :C 48 1 /foo/syslog.log SYMBOLIC LINKS RESTORED : 1 FILES RESTORED : 3 /SYS/UTIL: sh ######################################################################## MPE/iX Shell and Utilities (A.50.02) COPYRIGHT (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 1992, All Rights Reserved. ######################################################################## shell/iX> ll /foo total 122 -rwxrwx--- 1 MANAGER.SYS 0 44560 Feb 11 10:13 hosts -rw------- 1 MANAGER.SYS 0 7357 Feb 11 10:13 smb.conf lrwxrwxrwx 1 MANAGER.SYS 0 10 Feb 11 10:13 syslog -> syslog. log -rw-rw---- 1 MANAGER.SYS 0 9592 Feb 11 10:13 syslog.log shell/iX> exit /SYS/UTIL: * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *