We are running Samba 2.2.1a on an AIX 4.3.3 server. When the password server parameter is set to '*' in the smb.conf file, a user can login but when the user disconnects and then attempts to login again authentication fails. If the Primary and Backup Domain Controllers are listed in the password server parameter, cross domain authentication works. We would prefer not to list the PDC and BDC in the password server parameter since over time the PDC and BDC can change. Any suggestions on how to solve the problem would be appreciated. The smb.conf files follows: # Samba config file created using SWAT # from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) # Date: 2001/10/17 15:47:29 # Global parameters [global] workgroup = TKNCOR netbios name = CTNHCAD15 security = DOMAIN encrypt passwords = Yes password server = dc01,dc02 log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m name resolve order = host bcast time server = Yes os level = 5 local master = No wins proxy = Yes wins server = 147.185.2.85 guest account = map system = Yes map hidden = Yes map archive = No mangled names = No delete readonly = Yes [test] comment = Samba Test Share path = /CADAM/TMP read only = No Thomas L. Geyer Email:geyer@timken.com Phone:(330) 471-2073 Fax:(330) 471-4034