When trying to get "unix password sync" to work, I recorded this bit of log file: (My user name is tnichols): [1999/06/08 13:13:35, 10] passdb/passdb.c:iterate_getsmbpwnam(156) found by name: tnichols [1999/06/08 13:13:35, 7] passdb/smbpass.c:endsmbfilepwent(81) endsmbfilepwent: closed password file. [1999/06/08 13:13:35, 3] smbd/chgpasswd.c:chgpasswd(387) Password change for user: tnichols [1999/06/08 13:13:35, 10] smbd/chgpasswd.c:findpty(78) findpty: Allocated slave pty /dev/pts000 [1999/06/08 13:13:35, 3] smbd/chgpasswd.c:chat_with_program(362) Dochild for user tnichols (uid=0,gid=0) [1999/06/08 13:13:35, 10] smbd/chgpasswd.c:dochild(190) Invoking '/opt/K/SCO/Unix/5.0.4Eb/bin/passwd tnichols' as password change program. [1999/06/08 13:13:35, 100] smbd/chgpasswd.c:talktochild(264) talktochild: chatbuf=[*1):*] responsebuf=[Setting password for user: tnichols Password request denied. Reason: your identity is not known. ] [1999/06/08 13:13:35, 3] smbd/chgpasswd.c:talktochild(267) response 1 incorrect [1999/06/08 13:13:35, 3] smbd/chgpasswd.c:chat_with_program(317) Child failed to change password: tnichols [1999/06/08 13:13:35, 3] smbd/chgpasswd.c:chat_with_program(344) The status of the process exiting was 256 ..."Your identity is not known?" It found me in the smbpasswd file, and I am definately in the unix /etc/passwd. Can anyone advise? Many thanks. Note: the chat script begins to look for *1):* and is supposed to respond with 1\n ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com