I am in the process of debugging the unix password sync on our server. This is a snippet from my log file - what does it mean? (Note: Sometimes it gets further and I can actually see the logon dialog). The user name is tnichols. become_user uid=(0,556) gid=(243,243) chdir to /tmp trans <\PIPE\LANMAN> data=532 params=23 setup=0 calling named_pipe named pipe command on <LANMAN> name Got API command 214 of form <zsT> <B516B16> (tdscnt=532,tpscnt=23,mdrcnt=0,mprcnt=4) Doing SamOEMChangePassword api_SamOEMChangePassword: Change password for <TNICHOLS> get_smbpwd_entry: opening file /usr/local/samba/private/smbpasswd get_smbpwd_entry: search by name: tnichols get_smbpwd_entry: skipping comment or blank line get_smbpwd_entry: skipping comment or blank line get_smbpwd_entry: skipping comment or blank line get_smbpwd_entry: found by name: tnichols get_smbpwd_entry: returning passwd entry for user tnichols, uid 556 Password change for user: tnichols pty: try to open ptyp0, line was /dev/ptyXX pty: try to open ptyp1, line was /dev/ptyp0 pty: try to open ptyp2, line was /dev/ptyp1 pty: try to open ptyp3, line was /dev/ptyp2 pty: try to open ptyp4, line was /dev/ptyp3 pty: try to open ptyp5, line was /dev/ptyp4 pty: try to open ptyp6, line was /dev/ptyp5 pty: try to open ptyp7, line was /dev/ptyp6 pty: try to open ptyp8, line was /dev/ptyp7 pty: try to open ptyp9, line was /dev/ptyp8 Cannot Allocate pty for password change: tnicholssize=59 any ideas? Many Thanks. Tony Nichols tnichols@bedford-ind.com.au Network Support Officer Bedford Industries South Australia.