>However, if I add another subdirectory within that first subdirectory, I >can not get the PRV and OWN file access codes to work for any of the >files in that nested subdirectory. This is normal, the implicit definition of OWN and PRV are as follows: *+ OWN= Owner(filelistname) *+ PRV= (filelistname) That is, they apply to the filelist they are used in; 'OWN' does not refer to the same people when used in 'FOO FILELIST' and 'BAR FILELIST'. Eric