No labels in Bridge CS4

I'm new to posting here, so sorry if I don't follow a protocol I should. We're testing the new Drive 2.0 on a cmis server with Bridge CS4 and it won't allow me to label files. I can use labels when just working with files on my hard drive though. Has anyone encountered this issue or have any suggestions? I've tried to purge the cache on a selected folder and reset my preferences, but no go. I'm running Mac OS X 10.5.8 and Bridge CS4 3.00.464. I appreciate any and all help! Thanks in advance!!

It is probably a permission issue on the server. Make sure they are not set to read only.

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01caa6cba0a860a8
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