if you run the command `ls -ld .Trash` you should see drwx------ 4 username usergroup 4096 2004-12-19 15:32 .Trash If the first part, the drwx looks differant do: `sudo chmod 700 .Trash` Using chmod 777 would mean that anyone could do anything at all to the trash including writing nasty little viruses or what have you. -Chuck