All - Client: Win98, first version Server: Linux Mandrake, Samba 2.0.7 I'm trying to setup a Samba server to replace a customer's evil Windows 98 server, and have run into a problem. When used with encrypted passwords, it doesn't work. I tried all of the usual cures, and found that it worked perfectly if I enabled plaintext passwords in Win98. When I switched back to encrypted passwords (with the appropriate changes to smb.conf), I get a authentication error. So... I broke out the Samba source code, and added some strategic DEBUG()'s to the reply.c file, and what I found has me baffled. If Win98 is setup for plaintext passwords, I see the password in my debugging output, and the password length is fine. If I setup Win98 for encrypted passwords, the password lengths are all zero (smb_apasslen and smb_ntpasslen are both zero, and the passwords themselves are blank). So, can anyone suggest what my customer has done to cause Win98 to send blank passwords _only in encrypted mode_? I've double-checker the user's Win98 login password, and it's fine. I really would prefer to leave the passwords encrypted and fix this problem rather than switching to plaintext passwords. TIA, Lee _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/